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Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Following Exercise Training Prescribed Relative to Traditional Intensity Anchors and Physiological Thresholds: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)·February 1, 2025·PMID 39538060
Why it mattersFor specialists prescribing exercise to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, using physiological thresholds (e.g., ventilatory or lactate thresholds) rather than traditional anchors (e.g., %HRmax or %VO2max) may substantially enhance training effectiveness and ensure more patients achieve meaningful gains.
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