Effect of obesity on oxygen uptake and cardiovascular dynamics during whole-body and leg exercise in adult males and females

Obesity has been associated with a slowing of V˙O(2) dynamics in children and adolescents, but this problem has not been studied in adults. Cardiovascular mechanisms underlying this effect are not clear. In this study, 48 adults (18 males, 30 females) grouped according to body mass index (BMI) (lean