Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), also known as cardio or aerobic fitness, can be defined as the ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to supply oxygen during sustained physical activity.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), a person's aerobic fitness level can indicate factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that this measure needs to be incorporated into routine clinical and public health practice. This comes amid reports that even seemingly healthy people are falling victim to heart disease.
“Apparently ‘healthy’ adults can take cardiorespiratory fitness tests – without medical advice and supervision.In 'healthy' adults, it has the power to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes), and is an even stronger predictor of mortality than diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking (tobacco use),' 'It also predicts the risk of developing diabetes, cancer or mental illness,' said Sanjay Chugh, associate director and senior consultant interventional cardiology at Narayana Hospital Gurugram.
In the study, higher CRF measurements were found to reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer, while lower CRF indicated an increased risk of developing chronic conditions like high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, dementia and Gave. Depression in the future.
The test measures maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and how it is used during intense exercise.
Sanjay said that in patients planned for surgery, "the test predicts the surgical risks of complications and death from surgery and helps to stratify, predict, and guide patient management."
"Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) measurement should be routinely incorporated into clinical practice," Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, wrote in a post on X."
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), a person's aerobic fitness level can indicate factors such as smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that this measure needs to be incorporated into routine clinical and public health practice. This comes amid reports that even seemingly healthy people are falling victim to heart disease.
“Apparently ‘healthy’ adults can take cardiorespiratory fitness tests – without medical advice and supervision.In 'healthy' adults, it has the power to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart attacks, strokes), and is an even stronger predictor of mortality than diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking (tobacco use),' 'It also predicts the risk of developing diabetes, cancer or mental illness,' said Sanjay Chugh, associate director and senior consultant interventional cardiology at Narayana Hospital Gurugram.
In the study, higher CRF measurements were found to reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer, while lower CRF indicated an increased risk of developing chronic conditions like high blood pressure, heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, dementia and Gave. Depression in the future.
The test measures maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and how it is used during intense exercise.
Sanjay said that in patients planned for surgery, "the test predicts the surgical risks of complications and death from surgery and helps to stratify, predict, and guide patient management."
"Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) measurement should be routinely incorporated into clinical practice," Sudhir Kumar, a neurologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, wrote in a post on X."
