Abstract
Physiological limitation to exercise performance in health and disease is a complex phenomenon. We simplify our approach to this problem by first defining exercise capacity objectively as the VO2 max, or that level of oxygen consumption obtained as work rate is gradually incremented to the point where VO2 no longer increases linearly with further increases in work rate. VO2 max often correlates quite well with endurance exercise performance. However, there are exceptions to this tight correspondence; for example, with physical training in which endurance performance times may be dissociated from corresponding changes in.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Lung Development and Regeneration |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 483-524 |
Number of pages | 42 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420030532 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780824754396 |
State | Published - Jan 1 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine