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Cardiac Adaptation in Sedentary Females: Moderate versus High Intensity Exercise
Dr Nick Sculthorpe (Director of Studies) and Dr Paul Castle (2nd Supervisor)
The aim of this study is to establish the intensity and frequency of exercise required to elicit the greatest improvements in cardiac structure and function.
Sedentary females aged 18-35 will be randomly assigned to a 10-week exercise intervention: no exercise, moderate1, high1, moderate3 and high3.
Where moderate/high refers to the intensity of exercise and 1/3 refers to the frequency of exercise per week.
The energy expended within same frequency moderate and high intensity exercise programmes will be matched.
Blood pressure, body composition, V02max and echocardiography will be measured at baseline, week 3, week 7 and week 10.
Results will be normalised for fat-free mass. Upon completion of this study I hope to apply these results to a pathologic population.
E: rosalind.lancaster@beds.ac.uk
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