Reference Standards For Cardiorespiratory Fitness In Overweight/obese Sedentary Adults 45-69 Years Of Age

PURPOSE: In order to establish standards for cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF; peak VO2), peak heart rate (HR) and peak oxygen pulse (O2-pulse, a surrogate for stroke volume), we collated percentile data from maximal exercise testing from a sample of sedentary, overweight and obese adults in North Carolina. A second objective was to describe the relative role of declines in peak HR and peak O2-pulse in the overall decline in CRF that occurs from...