Why the study?
What are the physiological profiles (percent body fat, perceived exertion, and maximal oxygen consumption) of high school female cross country runners?
Population
127 high school female cross country runners, mean age 15.6 years, running approximately 25 miles per week
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Provides reference values for high school female runners; extends prior reports but remains hypothesis-generating.
What are the physiological profiles (percent body fat, perceived exertion, and maximal oxygen consumption) of high school female cross country runners?
High school female cross country runners demonstrate higher VO2 max values than previously reported for their age group, though still below national caliber distance runners.
N. K. Butts (1982) studied this question.
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