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. 2015 Mar-Apr;19(2):105-13.
doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0078. Epub 2015 Mar 13.

Are 30 minutes of rest between two incremental shuttle walking tests enough for cardiovascular variables and perceived exertion to return to baseline values?

Laís R G Ribeiro  1 , Rafael B Mesquita  1 , Laís S Vidotto  2 , Myriam F Merli  1 , Débora R Carvalho  1 , Larissa A de Castro  1 , Vanessa S Probst  1
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Are 30 minutes of rest between two incremental shuttle walking tests enough for cardiovascular variables and perceived exertion to return to baseline values?

Laís R G Ribeiro et al. Braz J Phys Ther. 2015 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To verify whether 30 minutes of rest between two incremental shuttle walking tests (ISWT) are enough for cardiovascular variables and perceived exertion to return to baseline values in healthy subjects in a broad age range.

Method: The maximal exercise capacity of 334 apparently healthy subjects (age ≥ 18) was evaluated using the ISWT. The test was performed twice with 30 minutes of rest in between. Heart rate (HR), arterial blood pressure (ABP), dyspnea, and leg fatigue were evaluated before and after each test. Subjects were allocated to 6 groups according to their age: G1: 18-29 years; G2: 30-39 years; G3: 40-49 years; G4: 50-59 years; G5: 60-69 years and G6: ≥ 70 years.

Results: All groups had a good performance in the ISWT (median >90% of the predicted distance). The initial HR (HRi) of the second ISWT was higher than the first ISWT in the total sample (p<0.0001), as well as in all groups (p<0.0001). No difference was observed in the behavior of ABP (systolic and diastolic) and dyspnea between the two tests, but this difference occurred for leg fatigue (greater before the second ISWT) in G1 (p<0.05). Most subjects (58%) performed better in the second test.

Conclusion: 30 minutes of rest between two ISWTs are not enough for all cardiovascular variables and perceived exertion to return to baseline values. However, this period appears to be sufficient for blood pressure and performance to recover in most subjects.

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Figure 1.. A) Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT) in all groups (G1-G6) presented in meters (test with the largest distance walked); B) ISWT in all groups (G1-G6) presented in percentage of predicted; G1: 18-29 years; G2: 30-39 years; G3: 40-49 years; G4: 50-59 years; G5: 60-69 years; G6: ≥70 years;* p<0.05 vs G1; # p<0.05 vs G2; § p<0.05 vs G3; ¥ p<0.05 vs G4; ‡ p<0.05 vs G5; The dotted line (B) represents 90% of the predicted value for the ISWT.
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