Return to fighting protocol
| Phase 1: return to general fitness | ||
| Step 1 | Light aerobic activity | Stationary biking and elliptical, incline walking: gradually escalating heart rate and monitoring through perceived exertion and/or HRM. |
| Step 2 | Moderate aerobic activity | Jogging, swimming: escalating heart rate to moderate and high-demand activity through HRM or perceived exertion; assess high-level vestibular functioning. |
| Step 3 | Sport-specific activity | Sprinting, mitts, bag/footwork, walk-through grappling and so on; increasing duration; no partner work. Begin resistance training. |