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progression includes adding two to three sets
of 1 to 2 minutes at a working trot. Progression
is based upon the patient’s reaction on getting
off the treadmill as well as tongue shape,
facial expression, and tail posture during the
exercise.
Heart rate monitors can be used to mirror
interval training in human patients. An athlete
can do this exercise three to five times per week.
Progression ends when the patient can spend
30 minutes on the treadmill, doing a 2‐minute
warm up, a fast trot for 26 minutes, and a 2‐
minute cool down. To keep the patient chal
lenged, the therapist or client can add reverse
walking, gradually increasing this to 6 to 8 min
utes of walking backward. As always, the ther
apist should be prepared with plans to change
the exercise duration, environment, or equip
ment as needed to keep the patient/athlete
motivated and progressing toward short‐ and
long‐term goals.
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