In honor of Bengt Saltin, 1935–2014

Bengt Saltin was a pioneer in the field of exercise physiology. Beginning with his doctoral thesis ‘Aerobic work capacity and circulation at exercise in man’ in 1964, to the Dallas Bedrest Study, to his final experimental study highlighted in this Symposium, the oxygen transport system remained a key interest. This symposium will present physiological findings in a unique group of older adults who have maintained regular endurance training for ≥ 40 years. The talks will cover the oxygen cascade from the level of structural and functional dynamics of the trained heart, to central and regional limb circulatory responses to dynamic exercise, local vasodilator and autonomic neural control of limb blood flow, to muscle oxygen uptake and mitochondrial capacity. The collective talks will provide insights on structure-function relationships stemming from exercise training and a physiological basis for maintenance of high functional capacity throughout the lifespan.

The invited session [IS-BN06] Lifelong endurance training: maintenance of high cardiovascular and oxidative metabolic performance with aging will start 10:20 Saturday 27th June in Lecture room “High Live 2”.

 Post by Robert Boushel,
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
Jose Calbet
Department of Physical Education, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria