Metabolic and muscular factors limiting aerobic exercise in obese subjects

• Published in: European journal of applied physiology Vol. 119; no. 8; pp. 1779 - 1788
• Main Authors: Vaccari, Filippo, Floreani, Mirco, Tringali, Gabriella, De Micheli, Roberta, Sartorio, Alessandro, Lazzer, Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Exercise; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Heart Rate; Human Physiology; Humans; Knee; Male; Muscle Contraction; Obesity; Obesity - physiopathology; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Original Article; Oxygen Consumption; Sports Medicine; Knee extension; Small muscles exercise; Obesity; Exercise tolerance; Aerobic function

Purpose The aim of the present study was to understand the role of central (cardiovascular O 2 delivery) and peripheral factors (muscle level) in limiting the maximal aerobic performance in obese (OB) subjects. Methods Fifteen OB (mean age ± SD 25 ± 7 years; BMI 43 ± 7 kg/m 2 ) and 13 lean sedentary...