EFFECTS OF GENDER, AGE, AND FITNESS LEVEL ON RESPONSE OF VO2MAX TO TRAINING IN 60-71 YR OLDS
EFFECTS OF GENDER, AGE, AND FITNESS LEVEL ON RESPONSE OF VO2MAX TO TRAINING IN 60-71 YR OLDS
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DOI:
10.1152/jappl.1991.71.5.2004
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发表时间:
1991-11-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
HOLLOSZY, JO
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KOHRT, WM;MALLEY, MT;HOLLOSZY, JO
The adaptive response of maximal aerobic power (Vo2 max) to endurance exercise training was compared in 53 men and 57 women, aged 60-71 yr. The subjects were healthy and had been sedentary for at least 2 yr. Pretraining Vo2 max was measured during graded treadmill walking on two occasions. These values were reproducible (24.4 +/- 4.7 vs. 24.4 +/- 4.6 (SD) ml.min-1.kg-1; r = 0.96). Subjects trained primarily by walking and running for 9-12 mo, averaging 3.9 +/- 0.6 days/wk and 45 +/- 5 min/day at 80 +/- 5% of maximal heart rate (HR(max)). Average improvement in Vo2 max (ml.min-1.kg-1) was 24 +/- 12% (range 0-58%). Relative improvement was not significantly different in men and women (26 +/- 12 vs. 23 +/- 12%, ml.min-1.kg-1; 21 +/- 10 vs. 19 +/- 10%, l/min). When subjects were divided into three groups by age (60-62, 63-66, 67-71 yr), there were no significant differences among the groups in the relative increase in Vo2 max (21% vs. 19% vs. 18%, l/min). Correlation analysis also yielded a nonsignificant relationship between improvement and age (r = -0.13). To examine the effect of initial fitness level on the adaptive response to exercise, pretraining Vo2 max was correlated with the absolute improvement in Vo2 max. This relationship was not significant in either men (r = 0.04) or women (r = -0.23). In conclusion, in healthy people aged 60-71 yr, Vo2 max adapts to endurance exercise training to the same relative extent as in young people, and this adaptation is independent of gender, age, and initial level of fitness.