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Maturitas. 2018 Sep;115:23-30. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.06.006. Epub 2018 Jun 12.

Effect of physical exercise on the cardiorespiratory fitness of men-A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Maturitas

Melissa de Carvalho Souza Vieira, Leonessa Boing, Alice Erwig Leitão, Guilherme Vieira, Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães

Affiliations

  1. State University of Santa Catarina, Postgraduate Program in Human Movement, Sciences Center for Health and Sport Sciences, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].
  2. State University of Santa Catarina, Postgraduate Program in Human Movement, Sciences Center for Health and Sport Sciences, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  3. Bachelor in Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

PMID: 30049343 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.06.006

Abstract

This systematic review and meta-analysis analyzes the effect of physical exercise on the cardiorespiratory fitness of men according to type, intensity and duration of intervention, using data from randomized clinical trials; it also seeks to verify the dose-response relationship between duration and intensity of exercise and level of fitness. Databases were searched for reports of relevant studies. A methodological evaluation was carried out. In the statistical analysis, mean, standard deviation and sample size of each group were used. The mean age of the participants was 48.2 ± 17.1 years. The effect on men's VO2 (a measure of cardiovascular fitness) of five to 120 weeks of exercise of moderate to vigorous intensity was found to be a change of 10.190 L/min

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Keywords: Cardiorespiratory fitness; Men; Physical exercise; Randomized clinical trial

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