TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth
T2 - An Important Marker of Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
AU - Raghuveer, Geetha
AU - Hartz, Jacob
AU - Lubans, David R.
AU - Takken, Timothy
AU - Wiltz, Jennifer L.
AU - Mietus-Snyder, Michele
AU - Perak, Amanda M.
AU - Baker-Smith, Carissa
AU - Pietris, Nicholas
AU - Edwards, Nicholas M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/8/18
Y1 - 2020/8/18
N2 - Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) refers to the capacity of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to skeletal muscle mitochondria for energy production needed during physical activity. CRF is an important marker of physical and mental health and academic achievement in youth. However, only 40% of US youth are currently believed to have healthy CRF. In this statement, we review the physiological principles that determine CRF, the tools that are available to assess CRF, the modifiable and nonmodifiable factors influencing CRF, the association of CRF with markers of health in otherwise healthy youth, and the temporal trends in CRF both in the United States and internationally. Development of a cost-effective CRF measurement process that could readily be incorporated into office visits and in field settings to screen all youth periodically could help identify those at increased risk.
AB - Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) refers to the capacity of the circulatory and respiratory systems to supply oxygen to skeletal muscle mitochondria for energy production needed during physical activity. CRF is an important marker of physical and mental health and academic achievement in youth. However, only 40% of US youth are currently believed to have healthy CRF. In this statement, we review the physiological principles that determine CRF, the tools that are available to assess CRF, the modifiable and nonmodifiable factors influencing CRF, the association of CRF with markers of health in otherwise healthy youth, and the temporal trends in CRF both in the United States and internationally. Development of a cost-effective CRF measurement process that could readily be incorporated into office visits and in field settings to screen all youth periodically could help identify those at increased risk.
KW - AHA Scientific Statements
KW - cardiorespiratory fitness
KW - cardiovascular diseases
KW - cognition
KW - exercise
KW - mental health
KW - physical activity
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U2 - 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000866
DO - 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000866
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32686505
AN - SCOPUS:85089709427
SN - 0009-7322
VL - 142
SP - E101-E118
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
IS - 7
ER -
