Absolute total hemoglobin mass (tHbmass) and blood compartment volumes are often considered to be higher in endurance athletes compared with nonathletes, yet little data support a fitness effect in older age. Therefore, we measured tHbmass and blood compartment volumes (carbon monoxide rebreathing) in 77 healthy individuals (23% female; aged, 60-87 yr). Participants were recruited into groups based upon their lifelong (>25 yr) exercise "dose":
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