Dittonamed's List: Exercise Plans - weight lifting, aerobic

Conclusions

A delayed decrease in the heart rate during the first minute after graded exercise, which may be a reflection of decreased vagal activity, is a powerful predictor of overall mortality, independent of workload, the presence or absence of myocardial perfusion defects, and changes in heart rate during exercise.

A low value for heart-rate recovery after exercise testing, which has been previously shown to be a marker of decreased vagal activity, is a powerful and independent predictor of the risk of death. This marker is simple to calculate from data that are already contained in the results of standard exercise tests and may be valuable for the assessment of risk in routine clinical practice.