The Claim
In healthy urban ethnic Kazakh adults aged 20–59, cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak), declines with age, with men showing a reduction from 43.4 ± 7.41 mL/kg/min at ages 20–29 to 38.3 ± 6.32 mL/kg/min at ages 50–59 and women from 39.2 ± 6.49 mL/kg/min to 30.8 ± 5.78 mL/kg/min.
What the research says
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In healthy urban ethnic Kazakh adults between 20 and 59 years old, aerobic capacity measured by VO2 peak decreases as people get older, with men starting at 43.4 mL/kg/min and dropping to 38.3 mL/kg/min, and women starting at 39.2 mL/kg/min and dropping to 30.8 mL/kg/min.
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In healthy urban ethnic Kazakh adults aged 20–59, cardiorespiratory fitness, measured as peak oxygen uptake (VO2 peak), declines significantly with age, with men showing a reduction from 43.4 ± 7.41 mL/kg/min at ages 20–29 to 38.3 ± 6.32 mL/kg/min at ages 50–59, and women from 39.2 ± 6.49 to 30.8 ± 5.78 mL/kg/min, indicating a consistent age-related decline in aerobic capacity within this population.
As people age, the heart pumps less blood with each beat and the muscles become less able to use oxygen for energy, so the body takes in and uses less oxygen during maximum effort.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that as people in Kazakhstan get older, their bodies become less efficient at using oxygen during exercise — younger adults can breathe and move better than older adults, and this pattern is clear in both men and women.
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