Open AccessQuantification of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Children with Obesity
Author(s) -
Dharini M. Bhammar,
Beverley AdamsHuet,
Tony G. Babb
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002061
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , lean body mass , body mass index , obesity , percentile , vo2 max , body volume index , medicine , physical fitness , physical therapy , classification of obesity , body weight , heart rate , blood pressure , mathematics , statistics
Without consideration for the effects of fat mass, there could be an underestimation of cardiorespiratory fitness in children with obesity leading to a clinical diagnosis of deconditioning and resulting in unrealistic training goals and limitation of physical activities. The purpose of this study was to identify methods of quantifying cardiorespiratory fitness that were less influenced by fat mass.