EHS 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Vo2 Max, Physical Fitness
13 May 2016
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Physical fitness can be measured more objectively than self-report of physical activity. Most studies of pf and mortality risk have used treadmill tests to give an indication of physical fitness: some studies have used recovery heart rate (cole et al. , 1999) and exercise capacity in. Almost all studies in this area have defined fitness in aerobic terms (using surrogate markers for. Maximal treadmill exercise test in n=10,224 men and 3,120 women: test: time till exhaustion on treadmill test. Average follow up period of 8 years: deaths: 240 men and 43 women. Participants classified into quintiles: 1: shortest treadmill times (lowest fitness, 5: longest treadmill times (highest fitness) Physical fitness vs. other risk factors: acls and other studies. Confirmed the association of lower levels of physical fitness and all-cause mortality risk. Example: myers et al. , 2002 california study . Exercise capacity (mets) estimated in men based on treadmill speed and incline achieved during a maximal exercise test.
