Aging among elite distance runners: A 22-yr longitudinal study

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 285-290

  Trappe, Scott W ^a   Costill, David L ^a   Vukovich, Matthew D ^a   Jones, Jared ^a   Melham, Thomas ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerobic capacity; aging; cardiorespiratory; running

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TACHYCARDIA; TRAINING;

EID: 0030059437     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.1.285     Document Type: Article

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