Aerobic response to endurance exercise training in children

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 96; no. 4 Pt 1; p. 654
• Main Authors: Rowland, T W, Boyajian, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.1995
• Subjects: Child; Exercise - physiology; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Education and Training; Physical Fitness - physiology; Prospective Studies; Respiration

To investigate the ability of children to improve aerobic fitness, as indicated by changes in maximaal oxygen uptake (VO2max), after a 12-week period of endurance training. Longitudinal prospective training with control period. Middle school physical education class. Twenty-four girls and 13 boys, a...