VO₂ max is defined by the Fick equation as the product of maximal cardiac output times the maximal arterial-venous oxygen difference.The age-related decline in VO₂ max occurs due to a:

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The age-related decline in VO₂ max occurs due to a combination of factors including a decline in maximal heart rate (A), decrease in maximal stroke volume (B), and decrease in maximal arterial-venous oxygen difference (C). All of the above answers are correct.

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