Exercise prescription - 65 year old male (case 1)

The case

Description 

• 65 year old male
• Body height: 171 cm
• Body weight: 65 kg
• Sex: male
• VO2max: 2500 ml/min (116% of predicted normal value)
• Resting HR: 55 bts/min
• Peak exercise HR: 123 bts/min
• Total cholesterol: 180 mg/dl
• Fasting glycaemia: 95 mg/dl
• Blood pressure: 145/82 mmHg
• Medication intake: beta-blocker, nitrate, statin, antiplatelet
• Referred to rehabilitation for: acute myocardial infarction with PCI
• Co-morbidities: None 

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