oxygen uptake ([Vdot] O 2 max) and submaximal markers of aerobic fitness and changes in
risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and non [ndash] insulin-dependent diabetes
mellitus (NIDDM) consequent to a 20-week endurance training program. The 502
participants in this study were healthy and previously sedentary men (n= 250) and women
(n= 252) of varying age (17 to 65 years) and race (blacks n= 142; whites n= 360) who had …