Cardiopulmonary fitness is a function of lean mass, not total body weight: The DR's EXTRA study

Conclusions
For comparisons of cardiopulmonary fitness across different categories of body mass, the lean mass-ratio standard should be used.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - August 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Krachler, B., Savonen, K., Komulainen, P., Hassinen, M., Lakka, T. A., Rauramaa, R. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research