Journal article
New horizons for aerobic fitness normalization in children: Breaking the paradigm
Abstract
Traditional methods to normalize aerobic fitness (VO2max) have been considered inadequate for not properly adjusting the effects of body size in children, adolescents and adults. Allometric scaling (Y=aXb) has emerged as an efficient method to compare individuals of different body dimensions. Studies aimed to compare VO2max in individuals with different body sizes should use methodology that properly accounts for the body size effect, thereby …
Authors
dos Santos Cunha G; Leites GT; Timmons BW
Journal
Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Vol. 16, No. 6, pp. 709–713
Publisher
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
DOI
10.5007/1980-0037.2014v16n6p709
ISSN
1415-8426