Experimental design
After obtaining informed and written consent, participants performed a graded maximal exercise stress test to determine their eligibility to participate in the intervention aspects of this study. Testing was done before (pre-testing) and after (24 h-post) 5-days of skilled motor training using the paretic arm paired with either high-intensity aerobic exercise (exercise group), or rest (control group). Resting-state fMRI, TMT-A, TMT-B, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery (FMA)Experimental design timeline. 