Directly measured aerobic fitness in male Maasai of Tanzania.

Dirk Lund ChristensenSine W JørgensenLars S KochNikolai B NordsborgJoseph SirongaKaushik L RamaiyaSteen LarsenSøren BrageIb C BygbjergVenance P MaroJørn W Helge

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2021)

Aerobic fitness was low to moderate in male rural and semi-urban Maasai. This may be explained by relatively low PAEE in comparison to previous objectively measured activity levels in Maasai, which indicates recent lifestyle changes.

Keyphrases

physical activity
high intensity
body composition
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
south africa
weight loss