Longitudinal changes in aerobic power in older men and women

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 781-789

  Stathokostas, Liza ^a   Jacob Johnson, Shanthi ^a,b   Petrella, Robert J ^a   Paterson, Donald H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centre for Activity and Ageing   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Aging; Maximal oxygen uptake; Oxygen pulse; Physical activity; Treadmill testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 3242710299     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00447.2003     Document Type: Article

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