cardiorespiratory fitness
Type: concept Aliases: aerobic base training
- Systems Analogy How efficiently your heart and lungs deliver fuel during a long run.
- Formal Definition The capacity of the respiratory and circulatory systems to supply oxygen to working muscles during sustained exertion (often measured via VO2 max).
Mentioned In
- Lifestyle PracticesExercise-Induced Brain Age Reversal (Brain-PAD), VO2max Retention and Cardiorespiratory Aging
- Conceptall-cause mortality
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Empirical Study Raghuveer G, et al. Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth: An Important, Much Needed, but Overlooked Risk Factor. Circulation. 2020;142(7):e101-e118. ↗
"Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) refers to the capacity of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to skeletal muscle mitochondria for energy production during physical activity."