Long Maximal Incremental Tests Accurately Assess Aerobic Fitness in Class II and III Obese Men

Stefano Lanzi; Franco Codecasa; Mauro Cornacchia; Sabrina Maestrini; Paolo Capodaglio; Amelia Brunani; Paolo Fanari; Alberto Salvadori; Davide Malatesta

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124180

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Long Maximal Incremental Tests Accurately Assess Aerobic Fitness in Class II and III Obese Men

Stefano Lanzi ,

* E-mail: lanziste@bluwein.ch

Affiliations Institute of Sport Sciences University of Lausanne (ISSUL), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Franco Codecasa,

Affiliation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, Verbania, Italy
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Mauro Cornacchia,

Affiliation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, Verbania, Italy
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Sabrina Maestrini,

Affiliation Molecolar Biology Laboratory, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, Verbania, Italy
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Paolo Capodaglio,

Affiliation Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit and Clinical Lab for Gait and Posture Analysis, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, Verbania, Italy
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Amelia Brunani,

Affiliation Medicine Rehabilitation Department, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, Verbania, Italy
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Paolo Fanari,

Affiliation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, Verbania, Italy
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Alberto Salvadori,

Affiliation Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano Piancavallo, Verbania, Italy
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Davide Malatesta

Affiliations Institute of Sport Sciences University of Lausanne (ISSUL), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Long Maximal Incremental Tests Accurately Assess Aerobic Fitness in Class II and III Obese Men

Stefano Lanzi,
Franco Codecasa,
Mauro Cornacchia,
Sabrina Maestrini,
Paolo Capodaglio,
Amelia Brunani,
Paolo Fanari,
Alberto Salvadori,
Davide Malatesta

Published: April 13, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124180

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Posted by lanziste on 23 Apr 2015 at 20:44 GMT

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No competing interests declared.

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