Ambulatory estimates of maximal aerobic power from foot -ground contact times and heart rates in running humans.
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Seeking to develop a simple ambulatory test of maximal aerobic power (VO(2 max)), we hypothesized that the ratio of inverse foot-ground contact time (1/t(c)) to heart rate (HR) during steady-speed running would accurately predict VO(2 max). Given the direct relationship between 1/t(c) and mass-specific O(2) uptake during running, the ratio 1/t(c). HR should reflect mass-specific O(2) pulse and, in turn, aerobic power. We divided 36 volunteers into matched experimental and validation groups. VO(2 max) was determined by a treadmill test to volitional fatigue. Ambulatory monitors on the shoe and chest recorded foot-ground contact time (t(c)) and steady-state HR, respectively, at a series of submaximal running speeds. In the experimental group, aerobic fitness index (1/t(c). HR) was nearly constant across running speed and correlated with VO(2 max) (r = 0.90). The regression equation derived from data from the experimental group predicted VO(2 max) from the 1/t(c). HR values in the validation group within 8.3% and 4.7 ml O(2) x kg(-1) x min(-1) (r = 0.84) of measured values. We conclude that simultaneous measurements of foot-ground constant times and heart rates during level running at a freely chosen constant speed can provide accurate estimates of maximal aerobic power.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of applied physiology
دوره 91 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001