Citation

Böttiger LE. Br. Med. J. BMJ 1973; 3(5874): 270-271.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1973, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4723467

PMCID

PMC1586708

Abstract

Analysis of the results of two cross country races, one on foot and one on skis, in which nearly 10,000 men competed showed that performance is very closely matched with age. There is a decrease of 5-10% in the performance every 10 years from optimum age for the event. This optimum varies for different types of physical activity. Studies in a small group of women showed similar variations.

Language: en