This systematic review aimed to assess the available body of published peer-reviewed
articles related to the effects of Olympic combat sports (OCS) on cardiorespiratory fitness …

Background Soccer is the most popular sport worldwide, with a long history and currently
more than 500 million active participants, of whom 300 million are registered football club …

V̇O2max, a gold standard for evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness, can be enhanced by
training and will gradually decrease when training stops. This study, which followed the …

The aim was to assess the quality and strength of evidence for the health benefits of specific
sport disciplines. Electronic search yielded 2194 records and the selection resulted in 69 …

Triathlon is an aerobic sport, which is commonly measured by maximal aerobic consumption
(VO2max). Objective: to analyze the changes produced in cardiorespiratory and …

Background Enhanced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is now a well-established predictor of
numerous adverse health outcomes. Knowledge about the pathways leading to enhanced …

Objective Assess the role of exercise intensity on changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)
in patients with cardiac conditions attending exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation. Design …

Background A previous meta-analysis showed that maximal oxygen uptake increased by
3.51 mL/kg/min (95% CI 3.07 to 4.15) during a recreational football programme of 3–6 …

Aim. The purpose of this study was to identify if sport-specific and cardiopulmonary exercise
testing differentiated professional from amateur soccer players. Methods. Thirty six men …

Objective To examine and summarise evidence from meta-analyses of cohort studies that
evaluated the predictive associations between baseline cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and …