Human skeletal muscle demonstrates remarkable plasticity, adapting to numerous external
stimuli including the habitual level of contractile loading. Accordingly, muscle function and …

Aging is associated with a decline in physiological function and exercise performance.
These effects are mediated, at least in part, by an age-related decrease in the bioavailability …

Elite masters endurance athletes are considered models of optimal healthy aging due to the
maintenance of high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) until old age. Whereas a drop in …

In this review we highlight the contributions of passive experiments that address important
exercise related questions in integrative physiology and medicine. Passive experiments …

Purpose: This study assessed the body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, fiber type and
mitochondrial function, and training characteristics of a 71-year-old runner who broke the …

PURPOSE: This study assessed the cardiorespiratory capacity and running economy (RE)
of a 59-yr-old ex-Olympian athlete who ran a marathon in 2: 30: 15 in 2019. The athlete …

Purpose: This study assessed the cardiorespiratory capacity, anaerobic speed reserve, and
anthropometric and spatiotemporal variables of a 75-year-old world-class middle-distance …

Endurance performance declines with advancing age. Of the three main physiological
factors that determine endurance running performance [maximal oxygen consumption …

Estimation of the age-related decline in athletic performance by analyzing age-group world
record performances presents an inherent limitation because the records generally belong …

Athletic performance undergoes a complex trajectory of changes from birth to adulthood
(Bergeron et al., 2015). Starting from peak levels achieved during early adulthood …