Exercise prescription: 53-year-old male (case 10)

14 November 2018
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The case

Description

  • 53-year-old male
  • Body height: 178 cm
  • Body weight: 80 kg
  • VO2max: 1250 ml/min (50% of predicted normal value)
  • Resting HR: 55 bts/min
  • Peak exercise HR: 134 bts/min
  • Total cholesterol: 178 mg/dl
  • Fasting glycaemia: 105 mg/dl
  • Blood pressure: 123/80 mmHg
  • Medication intake: beta-blocker, statin, exogenous insulin
  • Referred to rehabilitation for: peripheral arterial disease (pain threshold at 115 bts/min)
  • Co-morbidities: type 2 diabetes

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