Fitness, Aerobic Points, and Coronary Risk
- 1 August 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 7 (8), 79-84
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1979.11948471
Abstract
The aerobic point system is a convenient way to prescribe endurance exercise, but is not valid in predicting a person's level of fitness. The authors prefer direct peak oxygen uptake analysis.Keywords
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