Objective To estimate international and national temporal trends in the cardiorespiratory
fitness (CRF) of children and adolescents and to examine relationships between temporal …

Objective To estimate international and national temporal trends in the cardiorespiratory
fitness (CRF) of adults, and to examine relationships between trends in CRF and trends in …

Background There is evidence that physical fitness of children and adolescents (particularly
cardiorespiratory endurance) has declined globally over the past decades. Ever since the …

Purpose To identify criterion-referenced standards for cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF); to
estimate the percentage of children and youth that met each standard; and to discuss …

Background New Zealand children's health and fitness performance is declining over time,
but whether this change is because of deterioration in all children's health and fitness …

The measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) provides a feasible way to study the link
between physical activity and health among children and youth at the population level. The …

Background Long‐term trend analyses of cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) in the general
population are limited. Objectives To describe trends in VO2max from 1995 to 2017 in the …

Secular changes in body mass index (BMI) and cardiorespiratory fitness (20 m shuttle-run
test performance) were assessed in 10-year-old children from an affluent area of England in …

Aim: To quantify the global changes in anaerobic fitness (operationalized as power and
speed test performance) of children and adolescents. Methods: Following an extensive …

Background Although cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in childhood and adolescence may be
linked to future cardiovascular health, there is currently limited evidence for a longitudinal …