Vaccaro et al. (1984) Body composition and physiological responses of masters female swimmers 20 to 70 years of age

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CONTRIBUTORS:

	Author:	Vaccaro, P.
	Author:	Ostrove, S. M.
	Author:	Vandervelden, L.
	Author:	Goldfarb, A. H.
	Author:	Clarke, D. H.
	Author:	Dummer, G. M. (Michigan State University)

JOURNAL:

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES), 55(3), ?? - ??.

YEAR:

1984

PUB TYPE:

Journal Article

SUBJECT(S):

swimming; body-composition; body-surface-area; adipose-tissue; woman; age-factor; aging; elite-athlete; athlete; aerobic-capacity; master-athlete

DISCIPLINE:

No discipline assigned

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https://secure.sportquest.com/su.cfm?articleno=159193&title=159193

LANGUAGE:

English

PUB ID:

103-341-753 (Last edited on 2002/02/27 18:44:05 US/Mountain)

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ABSTRACT:
Eighty-seven female masters swimmers ranging in age from 20 to 69 were selected for a detailed study of their body composition and physiological responses at rest and during exercise. These women were then placed into two subsets, a highly trained group and a not highly trained group. Both the highly trained and not highly trained swimmers were considerably lower in percent fat than previously reported data for normal untrained women of similar ages. In both groups, however, percent fat across age levels within each training group showed significant increases at approximately 40 years of age. In the highly trained swimmers, VO2 max (ml.kg-1.min-1) decreased at a mean rate of about 7% per decade, while in the not highly trained swimmers the decline was approximately 8% per decade.

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