2.2. Experimental Protocol
Firstly, among the 48 older adults who were contacted, 11 declined the invitation. Thus, 37 participants underwent the cardiovascular pre-participation screening, which consisted of (1) a clinical exam, (2) an electrocardiogram (ECG) at rest, and (3) a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CET). After that, 32 participants (5 met at least one exclusion criterion) were randomized into the experimental group (EXP; 