Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the young and senior populations

	Young men (n = 16)		Senior subjects (n = 14)
Age (years)	23.4 ± 0.7		61.8 ± 1.7
Height (cm)	179.7 ± 2.3		170.5 ± 1.9
Body weight (kg)	73.9 ± 2.5		76.0 ± 3.0
BMI (kg/m2)	22.9 ± 0.7		26.0 ± 0.7

Peak VO2 (mL min−1 kg−1)	Pretraining	Posttraining*	Pretraining†	Posttraining*†
	49.7 ± 1.3	56.7 ± 1.8	25.7 ± 1.6	28.6 ± 1.6

Data are presented as means ± SEM. BMI, body mass index; Peak VO₂, maximal oxygen consumption.

Statistical difference between pre- and posttraining conditions: *P ≤ 0.001.

Differences between young and senior subjects: †P ≤ 0.01.