The Effects of Aerobic Fitness on Resting Metabolic Rate
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Article
Publication Date
1-1-1992
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A cross-sectional study was designed to determine the relationship between aerobic fitness and resting metabolic rate (RMR) in 69 males exhibiting a wide range of aerobic fitness levels (V̇O2max = 32.8-78.1 mL · kg-1 · min-1). The results of this study indicated that RMR was not significantly different between trained and untrained individuals when expressed in kJ · kg fat-free weight-1 · hr-1 or using an ANCOVA with fat-free weight as the covariate and RMR as the dependent variable (F ratio = 0.353, P < 0.70). In addition, this study also failed to support a previously suggested hypothesis that an elevated RMR may only be observed in those individuals exhibiting both high V̇O2max values and currently training a minimum of 12- 16 h/wk. Thus, the results of this study strongly suggest that RMR is independent of both a person's current aerobic level and training status.
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Broeder, C. E.; Burrhus, K. A.; Svanevik, L. S.; and Wilmore, J. H.. 1992. The Effects of Aerobic Fitness on Resting Metabolic Rate. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vol.55(4). 795-801. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/55.4.795 PMID: 1550061 ISSN: 0002-9165
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