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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