Effect of Lifestyle Intervention in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease on Fitness and Immune Function

Two options for the participants to choose from. First, a home-based program. The participant will be requested to wear a heart rate recorder during home exercise. Second, a hospital-based program. The participants visit the rehabilitation center twice weekly to receive supervised exercise therapy. The exercise prescription comprises aerobic and resistance training. The intensity is set initially at ventilatory anaerobic threshold and gradually titrated up to respiratory compensatory point based on the breath-by-breath cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The duration is 25\~35 minutes per session plus a 5-minute warm-up and 5-min cool-down. The frequency is 2\~3 sessions per week and about 70 sessions in total.