Table 1 Anthropometric and training characteristics of elderly subjects that underwent of a 6-months training aerobic
Variables | Baseline | After three months | After six months |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 70.32 ± 0.72 | --------- | --------- |
Height (m) | 1.68 ± 0.01 | --------- | --------- |
Body weight (kg) | 72.88 ± 9.08 | 73.52 ± 8.98 | 73.02 ± 9.38 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.20 ± 3.55 | 25.59 ± 3.47 | 25.58 ± 3.49 |
Body fat (%) | 25.77 ± 7.44 | 26.28 ± 5.52 | 25.93 ± 6.57 |
Absolute VO2 (L/minutes) | 2092.23 ± 445.5 | 2241.50 ± 394.2 | 2409.27 ± 420.5 |
Relative VO2 (mL/kg/min) | 28.92 ± 4.82 | 30.54 ± 4.65* | 33.77 ± 5.87* |
Time VO2 (Minutes) | 15.48 ± 1.90 | 16.92 ± 1.43* | 18.07 ± 1.04** |
Speed VO2 (km/hour) | 6.03 ± 0.85 | 6.54 ± 0.66* | 7.05 ± 0.61** |
VO2 Borg (Scale) | 15.23 ± 1.59 | 14.64 ± 1.50 | 15.55 ± 2.07 |