Open AccessVentilatory requirements of quadriceps resistance training in people with COPD and healthy controls
Author(s) -
Linzy HouchenWolloff,
Carolyn Sandland,
Samantha Harrison,
Manoj K. Me,
Mike Morgan,
Michael Steiner,
Sally Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s59164
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , resistance training , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , intensive care medicine
It is proposed that resistance training (RT) does not activate the cardiopulmonary system to the same extent as whole-body exercise. This is important for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are ventilatory limited.