The Effect of Training Intensity on VO₂max in Young Healthy Adults: A Meta-Regression and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Exercise training at a variety of intensities increases maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂max), the strongest predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. The purpose of the present study was to perform a systematic review, meta-regression and meta-analysis of available literature to determine if a dose-response relationship exists between exercise intensity and training-induced increases in VO₂max in young healthy adults. Twenty-eight studies involving human participants (Mean age: 23±1 yr; Mean VO₂max: 3.4±0.8 l·min^-1) were included in the meta-regression with exercise training intensity, session dose, baseline VO₂max, and total training volume used as covariates. These studies were also divided into 3 tertiles based on intensity (te

SUBMITTER: Scribbans TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4836566 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature