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HEREDITAS ›› 2014, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 301-308.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1005.2014.0301

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Advances in the genetics of exercise performance

Wenting Zhou   

  1. Harbin Institute of Physical Education, Harbin 150001, China
  • Received:2013-09-23 Revised:2014-01-17 Online:2014-04-20 Published:2014-03-26

Abstract:

Differences among individuals in exercise performance are determined by a range of environmental and genetic factors. Since 2008, numerous studies in the genetics of exercise performance have been published and a set of significant results have been obtained. In this review, we analyze the research results in physical activity, muscular strength and endurance from reputable papers selected based on these following aspects: sample size, quality of phenotype measurements, quality of the exercise program or physical activity exposure, study design, adjustment for experimental testing and quality of genotyping. We also review the progress of these three research fields and suggest new directions to future research.

Key words: exercise performance, physical activity level, muscular strength, endurance performance