2706 km cycling in 2 weeks: effects on cardiac function in 6 elderly male athletes

Objectives: Physiological effects of exercise on trained and untrained individuals have been studied extensively. Typically, young or middle-aged individuals are examined before and after short periods of vigorous exertion.Methods: We studied 6 elderly male athletes (61 ± 8 years (mean ± SD); baseline O2max 48 ± 5 ml·kg−1·min−1) with focus on cardiac function and biomarkers following 14 consecutive days of moderate intensity exercise. Cardiac...