End criteria for reaching maximal oxygen uptake must be strict and adjusted to sex and age: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVE: To describe different end criteria for reaching maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) during a continuous graded exercise test on the treadmill, and to explore the manner by which different end criteria have an impact on the magnitude of the VO2max result. METHODS: A sample of 861 individuals (3...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Edvardsen, Erlend Hem, Sigmund A Anderssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3891752?pdf=render