Age-Related Decline in Cardiorespiratory Fitness among Career Firefighters: Modification by Physical Activity and Adiposity

• Egile Nagusiak: Dorothee M. Baur (Egilea), Costas A. Christophi (Egilea), E. Francis Cook (Egilea), Stefanos N. Kales (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Firefighting is a very hazardous occupation, and strenuous fire duties require high levels of physical fitness. In the general adult population, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) declines with aging. We sought to investigate the effect of increasing age on CRF in male career firefighters as well as th...