Table 1 Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

 • Stroke resulting in hemiparesis at least six months prior (chronic)

 • Do not a present lesion in the two hemispheres

 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke

 • ≥ 35 and ≤ 80 years old

 • Participants must present a minimum active movement of 45° of shoulder flexion or abduction, 20° of elbow extension, 10° of wrist extension, 10° of abduction or extension of the thumb, and 10° extension in at least two fingers (metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints) and thumb

 • Participants must present the ability to pick up a towel using any grip [28]

 • Participants must present asymmetric of upper extremity, ≤ 2.5 in the Motor Activity Log (MAL) Quantity Scale [10]

 • Participants must have the ability to remain seated without trunk and arm support for 1 min [29]

Exclusion criteria

 • Upper limb movement deficits attributable to no stroke pathology

 • Clear signs of dementia or cognitive disorder, indicated in the Mini- Mental State Examination (scores based in years of education, below 13 for illiterate individuals, 18 for individuals with 1 to 7 years of the primary school and 26 for individuals over eight years after primary school) [30, 31]

 • Individuals with lesion in cerebellar

 • The individuals are smokers, alcohol, or users of illicit drugs at the time of evaluation

 • Individuals with structural alterations in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems that will contraindicate the aerobic exercise

 • Individuals with uncorrected auditory and visual deficits

 • Individuals who present any electrocardiogram alteration or not the cardiorespiratory stress test

 • Individuals with historical diseases or osteomioarticular alterations

 • Individuals with body mass index > 28

 • Individuals with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or hypertension, comprehension aphasia, apraxia