title: Exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation.
abstract: Exercise training remains a cornerstone of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in patients with chronic respiratory disease. The choice of type of exercise training depends on the physiologic requirements and goals of the individual patient as well as the available equipment at the PR center. Current evidence suggests that, at ground walking exercise training, Nordic walking exercise training, resistance training, water-based exercise training, tai chi, and nonlinear periodized exercise are all feasible and effective in (subgroups) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In turn, these exercise training modalities can be considered as part of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary PR program.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research & Education, CIRO+, Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Hornerheide 1, Horn 6085 NM, The Netherlands. Electronic address: vasilisandrianopoulos@ciro-horn.nl.
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Andrianopoulos
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Merem Asthma Center Heideheuvel, Soestdijkerstraatweg 129, 1213 VX Hilversum, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klijn
authors.affiliation: Department of Research & Education, CIRO+, Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Hornerheide 1, Horn 6085 NM, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frits M E
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Franssen
authors.affiliation: Department of Research & Education, CIRO+, Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Hornerheide 1, Horn 6085 NM, The Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, REVAL-Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED-Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Agoralaan gebouw A, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: Martijn A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Spruit
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026302:Tai Ji
keywords: Exercise; Intervention; Lungs; Physical activity; Pulmonary; Rehabilitation