Exercise capacity, body composition and physical activity level after 12 weeks of usual care or high intensity aerobic exercise in combination with resistance training.

<p>a p<0.01,</p><p>b p<0.05, compared with pre-intervention value, within group.</p><p>c p<0.01, pre to post change compared with change from pre to post in SED.</p><p>Data are reported as mean ± SE. Differences between groups (SED, H_CTR and H_ITR) were analysed by a one-way ANOVA, whereas within group differences (post minus pre) were analysed with a paired student’s t-test. Relative changes due to the intervention were calculated as the mean of the individual changes and expressed as a percentage. Abbreviations used: SED, sedentary (usual care); H_CTR, high intensity continuous exercise + resistance training; H_ITR, high intensity interval training + resistance training; MET, metabolic equivalent.