Prediction
of maximal oxygen uptake from submaximal exercise testing in aerobically fit and nonfit men.
Study The researchers performed an experiment with 12 male runners, aged 18 - 30, who they got to run on two separate occasions on a treadmill in the morning for 60 minutes at 60 percent
of their maximal oxygen uptake.
Not exact matches
By comparing the two sets
of data, the researchers saw a 30 to 50 percent decrease in
maximal oxygen uptake.
The NASA - funded research appears in the Journal
of Applied Physiology in the publication «Decreases in
maximal oxygen uptake following long - duration spaceflight: Role
of convective and diffusive O2 transport mechanisms.»
Maximal oxygen uptake is the maximum rate
of oxygen that is consumed during exercise and shows the cardiorespiratory health
of a person.
This mathematical model provides a system
of differential equations connecting speed, acceleration, propulsion forces and friction, as well as runners» energy, including
maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) 3 and anaerobic energy4.
A recent study by the University
of Eastern Finland shows that scaling
maximal oxygen uptake and
maximal workload by body weight confounds measures
of cardiorespiratory fitness.
While the size
of an individual is an important determinant
of the
maximal workload and
maximal oxygen uptake, the absolute values should be scaled by body size or composition to enable comparison between individuals.
Arnt Erik Tjønna, (left) a postdoctoral fellow at the Norwegian University
of Science and Technology's KG Jebsen — Centre
of Exercise in Medicine, tests a healthy volunteer for his
maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max).
Regular training improves
maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), which is a well - established measure
of physical fitness.
Whilst the supplements did not affect
maximal oxygen uptake or the results
of a 20 metre shuttle test, the results showed that markers for the production
of new muscle mitochondria — the power supply for cells — increased only in the group without supplements.
After examining each individual's physical health and VO2 max (
maximal oxygen uptake), which is the maximum amount
of oxygen a person can make use
of while exercising, the researchers customized training programs for each woman based on her fitness level.
VO2 max (also referred to as
maximal oxygen consumption, peak
oxygen uptake) is the maximum rate
of oxygen consumption as measured during incremental exercise, usually on a treadmill or cycle ergometer.
Maximal oxygen uptake, or VO2 max, is one
of the general markers
of cardiovascular endurance.
American cancer researchers discovered that you can reduce oxidative stress by 15 percent by taking 45 minutes
of daily exercise at a level that causes your
maximal oxygen uptake to increase.
Low - and high - volume
of intensive endurance training significantly improves
maximal oxygen uptake after 10 - weeks
of training in healthy men.
The result, Polar OwnIndex, evaluates your
maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and tells on what aerobic fitness level you are compared with people
of the same age and gender.
Construct validity was assessed in 76
of the questionnaires, mostly by correlations with accelerometer data,
maximal oxygen uptake or activity diaries.