A concentrated 3-month progressive exercise prehabilitation programme consisting of
aerobic training at 45-65% of maximal heart rate reserve (% HRR) along with periodic high-…

Exercise physiologists, coaches and athletes have traditionally used heart rate (HR) to
monitor training intensity during exercise. While it is known that aerobic training decreases …

A meta-analysis determined whether capillary blood gases accurately reflect arterial blood
samples. A mixed effects model was used on 29 relevant studies obtained from a PubMed/…

In 2002, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published exercise
guidelines for pregnancy, which suggested that in the absence of medical or obstetric …

Diffusing capacity of the lung for nitric oxide (D LNO ), otherwise known as the transfer factor,
was first measured in 1983. This document standardises the technique and application of …

Design This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee at McGill University
Health Center. A two-group, within-person, randomized study was carried out. The objective of …

Citrulline has been proposed as an ergogenic aid, leading to an interest in watermelon given
its high citrulline concentration. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a single…

Ginger possesses analgesic and pharmacological properties mimicking non‐steroidal
antiinflammatory drugs. We aimed to determine if ginger supplementation is efficacious for …

… These blood gas samples were withdrawn over a 10-s period to reduce the fluctuations
of blood gas tensions over a given respiratory cycle. Any bubbles were expelled within 5 …

Several versions of exercise guidelines for pregnancy have been published, the latest 9
years ago. These guidelines recommend 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise on most if …