In de fysiotherapiepraktijk is 38% van de patiënten chronisch ziek. In het behandelplan is bewegen een belangrijk behandeldoel. Vooraf wordt de fysieke fitheid gemeten, er wordt dan over cardiorespiratoire fitheid (CRF) gesproken. De steep ramp test (SRT) kan de CRF inventariseren. De heart rate recovery …

Background Routine outpatient care of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) lacks a simple measure of physical fitness and risk of mortality. Heart rate recovery (HRR) is noninvasive and easily obtainable in outpatient settings. Prior studies have suggested that delayed postexercise HRR in the …

To optimize performance, coaches and athletes are always looking for the right balance between training load and recovery. Therefore, closely monitoring of athletes is important. Heart rate recovery (HRR) after standardized sub maximal exercise has been proposed as a useful variable to monitor (Lamberts …