Cardiovascular Fitness and Associated Comorbidities in An Executive Health Program

• Main Authors: Otto A Sanchez (Author), Anton S. Hesse (Author), Morgan R. Betker (Author), Christopher J. Lundstrom (Author), William E. Conroy (Author), Zan Gao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sapientia Publishing Group, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES Low cardiorespiratory fitness, defined as a VO2 max below the 25th percentile for age and sex, is associated with greater body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and plasma cholesterol values and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Given that sedentaris...