Abstract
Most activities of daily living, such as rising from a chair, opening a jar, lifting a box, or walking at a slow pace, require only a modest amount of muscle strength or endurance, and do not involve significant demands on the respiratory or cardiovascular systems. However, vigorous aerobic exercises, such as running or sustained stair climbing, require tight integration of multiple systems in the body including the respiratory, cardiovascular, and neuromuscular systems (Fig. 1.1).
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Luks, A.M., Glenny, R.W., Robertson, H.T. (2013). Introduction to the Primer. In: Introduction to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6283-5_1
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