Changes in the Second Ventilatory Threshold Following Individualised versus Standardised Exercise Prescription among Physically Inactive Adults: A Randomised Trial

Alex D. Martini, Lance C. Dalleck, Gaizka Mejuto, Trent Larwood, Ryan M. Weatherwax and Joyce S. Ramos
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Alex D. Martini: SHAPE Research Centre, Caring Futures Institute, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Lance C. Dalleck: SHAPE Research Centre, Caring Futures Institute, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Gaizka Mejuto: Faculty of Education, University of the Basque Country, 48940 Leioa, Spain
Trent Larwood: SHAPE Research Centre, Caring Futures Institute, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
Ryan M. Weatherwax: Health and Kinesiology Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
Joyce S. Ramos: SHAPE Research Centre, Caring Futures Institute, Clinical Exercise Physiology, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: The second ventilatory threshold (VT 2 ) is established as an important indicator of exercise intensity tolerance. A higher VT 2 allows for greater duration of higher intensity exercise participation and subsequently greater reductions in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of standardised and individualised exercise prescription on VT 2 among physically inactive adults. Forty-nine physically inactive male and female participants (48.6 ± 11.5 years) were recruited and randomised into a 12-week standardised ( n = 25) or individualised ( n = 24) exercise prescription intervention. The exercise intensity for the standardised and individualised groups was prescribed as a percentage of heart rate reserve (HRR) or relative to the first ventilatory threshold (VT 1 ) and VT 2 , respectively. Participants were required to complete a maximal graded exercise test at pre-and post-intervention to determine VT 1 and VT 2 . Participants were categorised as responders to the intervention if an absolute VT 2 change of at least 1.9% was attained. Thirty-eight participants were included in the analysis. A significant difference in VT 2 change was found between individualised (pre vs. post: 70.6% vs. 78.7% maximum oxygen uptake (VO 2 max)) and standardised (pre vs. post: 72.5% vs. 72.3% VO 2 max) exercise groups. Individualised exercise prescription was significantly more efficacious ( p = 0.04) in eliciting a positive response in VT 2 (15/19, 79%) when compared to the standardised exercise group (9/19, 47%). Individualised exercise prescription appears to be more efficacious than standardised exercise prescription in eliciting a positive VT 2 change among physically inactive adults. Increasing VT 2 allows for greater tolerance to higher exercise intensities and therefore greater cardiovascular health outcomes.

Keywords: ventilatory threshold; individualised exercise prescription; standardised exercise prescription; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular health; physically inactive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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