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49% of Colorado firefighters do not meet the minimum recommended VO2 max of 42.0 ml/kg/min.
Improving cardiorespiratory fitness is essential for firefighter health and safety.
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49% of participants did not meet the minimum recommended VO2 max of 42.0 ml/kg/min.
Why this rating
The study is cross-sectional in design.
Source
Cardiac health and fitness of Colorado male/female firefighters
Kaigeng Li et al. · Occupational Medicine · 2017
DOI 10.1093/occmed/kqx033
cross-sectional · n=1023Cited 49×
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