A. HOLMGREN, Stockholm, Sweden i^ ARDIOVASCULAR fitness will in this present-^ ation
be defined as the oxygen-forwarding capacity of the cardiorespiratory system. It thus has …

(1) Every type of exercise is in a sense a unique situation. However, all forms of muscular
work do increase the metabolic rate and therefore it is of particular interest to analyse the …

Lack of cardiorespiratory fitness may well contribute to the increasing prevalence of
degenerative cardiovascular disease throughout the world. As a first step towards co …

1. An extensive study of the functional and dimensional components of the oxygen-
transporting system in relation to age and the indirect estimation of maximum aerobic power …

A standard Åstrand bicycle ergometer test was used to predict the maximum oxygen intake
of 672 female and 558 male volunteers ranging in age from 15 to 69 years. In terms of this …

Ten men aged 40 to 68 years with clinical manifestations of cardiovascular disease and who
had participated for 2 to 59 months in a physical training program for cardiac rehabilitation …

Left ventricular systolic time intervals (STI's), cardiac output, and arterial blood pressures
were measured during bicycle ergometer work in three groups of 10 young men (aged 20 …

In children with heart disease a knowledge of the capacity for physical activity is an essential
part of the final diagnosis. There are numerous factors involved in the circulatory dynamics …

This paper analyses the contributions of different components of the oxygen transport
system to aerobic capacity, which is the maximum uptake ofoxygen during exercise. The …

MR. JOHN HUTCHINSON, Surgeon, the inventor of the spirometer, applied the term" vital
capacity" of the lungs to the greatest voluntary expiration following the deepest inspiration." …