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ACSM Position Stand: The Recommended Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness, and Flexibility in Healthy Adults

Pollock, Michael L., Gaesser, Glenn A., Butcher, Janus D., Despr??s, Jean-Pierre, Dishman, Rod K., Franklin, Barry A., Garber, Carol Ewing·1998·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

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ACSM Position Stand on The Recommended Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness, and Flexibility in Adults. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 975-991, 1998. The combination of frequency, intensity, and duration of chronic exercise has been found to be effective for producing a training effect. The interaction of these factors provide the overload stimulus. In general, the lower the stimulus the lower the training effect, and the greater the stimulus the greater the effect. As a result of specificity of training and the need for maintaining muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility of the major muscle groups, a well-rounded training program including aerobic and resistance training, and flexibility exercises is recommended. Although age in itself is not a limiting factor to exercise training, a more gradual approach in applying the prescription at older ages seems prudent. It has also been shown that aerobic endurance training of fewer than 2 d.wk-1, at less than 40-50% of VO2R, and for less than 10 min-1 is generally not a sufficient stimulus for developing and maintaining fitness in healthy adults. Even so, many health benefits from physical activity can be achieved at lower intensities of exercise if frequency and duration of training are increased appropriately. In this regard, physical activity can be accumulated through the day in shorter bouts of 10-min durations. In the interpretation of th…

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Authors
Pollock, M. L., Gaesser, G. A., Butcher, J. D., Despr??s, J.-P., Dishman, R. K., Franklin, B. A., & Garber, C. E.
Affiliations
American College of Sports Medicine (US)
Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Published
1998-06
Volume
30
Issue
6
Pages
975-991
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2078218199
Cited by
3,051
References
20
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FWCI
11.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
Keywords
exercise prescription, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, aerobic endurance training, resistance training, training overload, training specificity, exercise frequency and duration, exercise intensity, older adults, warm-up and cool-down, physical activity, lifestyle modification, healthy adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Body Composition, Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Oxygen Consumption, Physical Fitness, Societies, Medical, Sports Medicine, Exercise, Guidelines as Topic, Muscle, Skeletal, Pliability

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