Objective: To analyze the feasibility of the application of limbs linkage equipment in cardiorespiratory fitness assessment of stroke patients, and explore the appropriate equipment for evaluating the cardiorespiratory function of stroke patients. Methods: Nineteen patients with stroke successively underwent two symptom limited maximal incremental cardiopulmonary exercise test using two devices: power cycling and limbs linkage. The difference in VO2peak of 2 tests was analyzed by paired t-test, and so did HRpeak. The correlation coefficient was tested by Pearson analysis. Results: ere was a signi cant correlation of VO2peak obtained in the two tests (r=0.95), and so did HRpeak (r=0.96). e average VO2peak value obtained by using limbs linkage equipment was significantly higher than that of power bicycle [(14.51±3.13) vs (12.60±3.52) mL·kg−1·min−1], and so did HRpeak [(116.26±10.98) vs (104.53±11.79) min−1]. e di erences were also statistically signi cant (P<0.05). Patients using limbs linkage equipment were less fatigued than those using bicycles (Borg dyspnea: 9.95±0.85 vs 14.79±1.23; Borg leg fatigue: 13.53±0.70 vs 15.95±0.85). e 19 patients in the study all successfully completed the two tests without any adverse events. Conclusion: Limbs linkage equipment is safe, e ective and feasible in assessing cardiorespiratory tness of stroke patients. e test results are closer to the real cardiorespiratory tness of stroke patients, and it is not easy to cause fatigue.