Association Between Home-Based Exercise Modality and Improvements in Exercise Capacity During Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation
Ryosuke Aotani, Daisuke Tomioka, Shuto Tanaka, Kota Tsutsui, Atsushi Tanabe, Kenji Watanabe, Yuki Uchida, Yukiko Nakata, Sho Yasui, Tatsuya Iwasaki, Naofumi Oyamada, Toshikazu Jinnai, Kazuaki Kaitani · 2026
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Ryosuke Aotani and twelve colleagues ask, in a 2026 study, whether the kind of home exercise matters during outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. Peak oxygen uptake, the body's top rate of oxygen use, predicts how such patients fare. Home exercise is essential between clinic visits, yet bike-based and walking-based plans had rarely been compared head to head.
The records review covered 69 patients who took exercise tests before and after rehabilitation. Patients whose home plan used a stationary bike ended with higher peak oxygen uptake than walkers, after accounting for starting level, age, and sex. Part of the edge ran through rising confidence about exercise. The share reaching a six percent gain was higher for the bike group, though not decisively. The authors credit the bike's set intensity and clear feedback, lessons walking plans could borrow.
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| CREATOR | Ryosuke Aotani, Daisuke Tomioka, Shuto Tanaka, Kota Tsutsui, Atsushi Tanabe, Kenji Watanabe, Yuki Uchida, Yukiko Nakata, Sho Yasui, Tatsuya Iwasaki, Naofumi Oyamada, Toshikazu Jinnai, Kazuaki Kaitani |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54066 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |