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. 1972 Jul;18(7):57–59.

Fitness Level and Health Status: An Analysis

Lloyd Percival
PMCID: PMC2370439  PMID: 20468793

Abstract

Physicians and physiologists agree that ability to utilize oxygen during effort is the most reliable indication of physical fitness. This article describes the findings of a study done at the Fitness Institute in Toronto on individuals before and during a fitness program. Results are categorized in nine-year sections and the fitness level of any given age group can be determined.

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