Gender Differences in Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Advancing Age: Is the Age-Associated Decline in VO2max More Rapid in Men and Do Older Men and Women Respond Differently to Exercise?

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 492-499

  Zoeller, Robert F ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aerobic power; aging; capacity; cardiorespiratory fitness; exercise; gender; muscle strength; physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992838186     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827608323631     Document Type: Article

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