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Making the Case to Measure and Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Routine Clinical Practice
Mayo Clinic ProceedingsVol. 97Issue 6p1038–1040Published online: May 13, 2022- Carl J. Lavie
- Ross Arena
- Leonard A. Kaminsky
Cited in Scopus: 5Substantial data have accumulated for decades demonstrating the protective effects of regular physical activity (PA), including exercise training, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality as well as all-cause mortality.1 In fact, PA and CRF may have stronger correlations with CVD prognosis than any of the traditional CVD risk factors.1 In recent years, Mayo Clinic Proceedings has emphasized papers in the areas of PA and CRF,2-8 including publications that also incorporate adiposity, obesity, and the obesity paradox.
