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OBJECTIVE: To determine exercise intensity during power wheelchair soccer among a
sample of persons with mobility impairments. DESIGN:
Cross-sectional descriptive.
SETTING: On-site training facilities of multiple power wheelchair soccer teams.
PARTICIPANTS: Participants with severe mobility impairments (N=30) (mean +/- SD,
age: 29.40+/-15.51y, body mass index: 24.11+/-6.47kg/m2, power soccer experience:
7.91+/-3.93y, disability sport experience: 12.44+/-9.73y) were recruited from
multiple power wheelchair soccer teams. INTERVENTIONS: Portable metabolic carts
were used to collect oxygen consumption (V o2) data during resting and game play
conditions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Average V o2 (expressed in metabolic
equivalent tasks [METs]) during resting and game play conditions and rating of
perceived exertion for game play. RESULTS: V o2 increased from 1.35+/-0.47 METs
at rest to 1.81+/-0.65 METs during game play. This 34% increase in exercise
intensity was significant (P<.01) and supported by a mean perceived exertion
score of approximately 13 (somewhat hard). CONCLUSIONS: Although not able to
sustain an intensity associated with reduced secondary disease risk (ie, 3 METs),
the documented light-intensity exercise in the current study surpassed an
intensity threshold associated with improved functional capacity and performance
of daily living activities
(ie, 1.5 METs).
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