Table 2.

Exercise training histories

		Lifelong Exercisers
	YE	Combined	LLE-P	LLE-F	OH
Total training years	5 ± 1*	53 ± 1	53 ± 1	53 ± 3
Competitive focusa	Yes		Yes	No
Lifetime average
Frequency, days/wk		4.5 ± 0.2	4.4 ± 0.2	4.6 ± 0.3
Duration, h/wk		7.3 ± 0.5	7.6 ± 0.7	6.6 ± 0.9
Intensityb		2.0 ± 0.1	2.1 ± 0.1‡	1.8 ± 0.1
Current decade
Frequency, days/wk	5.1 ± 0.2	4.7 ± 0.3	4.5 ± 0.3	4.9 ± 0.7
Duration, h/wk	7.0 ± 0.7	8.1 ± 1.1	8.5 ± 1.4	7.4 ± 1.9
Intensityb	2.8 ± 0.1*	2.0 ± 0.1	2.2 ± 0.1‡	1.5 ± 0.2

Values are means ± SE. YE, young exercisers; LLE-P, lifelong exercisers-performance; LLE-F, lifelong exercisers-fitness; OH, old healthy. In the case that a subject reported >1 training intensity, values were weighted and averaged (e.g., 80% of training at a 2 and 20% of training at a 3 resulted in an overall intensity of 2.2). More detailed exercise training histories are presented by us elsewhere (16).

^aCompetitive focus indicates exercise training for the purpose of competition was currently or once a primary goal for the majority of the group. Lifetime average reflects current decade exercise habits for YE.

^bLevels of self-reported training intensity were: 1 (Light), 2 (Moderate), and 3 (Hard).

^*P ≤ 0.05 vs. LLE Combined;

^‡P ≤ 0.05 LLE-P vs. LLE-F.