VO2 and heart rate (HR) are widely used when determining appropriate training intensities for clinical, healthy, and athletic populations. It has been shown that if the % reserve (%R) is used, rather than % of max, HR and VO2 can be used interchangeably to accurately prescribe exercise intensities. Thus, heart rate reserve (HRR) can be prescribed if VO2 reserve (VO2R) is known. Therefore, the p...

Background/aim: The changes of glycosylated hemoglobin Hb A1c and VO2max values have been considered as an important marker of glucose control over time. Exercise training intervention is underused in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in East Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of aerobic exercise program on HbA1c and VO2 max values in type 2 diabetic patient...

The purpose of this study was to examine selected physiological characteristics and pushing performance over a distance of five kilometres (5 km) in twelve wheelchair athletes (10 paraplegics and 2 tetraplegics). The physiological tests and 5 km wheelchair time trials were performed on a motorised treadmill adapted for use by wheelchairs. The maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and %VO2 max utilise...

Objective: The objective of the current study was to compare Vo2 Max sedentary female workers in relation four disciplines that were chosen.Method: total eighty (twenty from each discipline) subjects ranging 36 45 years (Mean ± SD; Age 39.53±2.77 years, Height 1.58±0.05 metre, Weight 61.84±6.77 kg) age selected different offices southern region Bengal (i.e., Purba Bardhaman, Paschim West Midnap...

Responses to exercise were obtained in six patients with a biochemically diagnosed enzyme deficiency at the level of NADH-CoQ reductase. The responses were compared with those of a control group, consisting of fourteen patients with inexplicable dyspnoea or muscle pain during exercise, for which no firm diagnosis could be established and of which the exercise responses were in the normal range....

The purpose of this study was to examine season-to-season variations in physiological fitness parameters among a 1(st) team squad of professional adult male soccer players for the confirmatory purposes of identifying normative responses (immediately prior to pre-season training (PPS), mid-season (MID), and end-of-season (EOS)). Test-retest data were collected from a student population on the pr...

background: regular moderate intensity physical activity and lipid lowering effects of nigella sativa(n. sativa) supplementation may be appropriate management for sedentary overweight females. therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of long-term n. sativasupplementation and aerobic training on lipid profile and maximal oxygen consumption (vo2max) in sedentary overweig...

The aim of this study was to assess the validity of a 20 metre multi-stage shuttle run (20-MST) as both a field test of cardiorespiratory endurance and as a predictor of competitive performance in a 10 kilometre (10 km) race. Nine male subjects (age 35.4 +/- 5.8 years) (mean +/- SD) underwent a laboratory test of maximum oxygen uptake on a treadmill (VO2 max 59.0 +/- 9.9 ml.kg.-1min-1), complet...

Forty two male brick-field workers of two age groups, viz. 20-29 and 30-39 yrs were studied with a view to determine their aerobic capacity (VO2 max). The average values of VO2 max in l.min-1 showed only small change between the young and the aged groups, but the values of the VO2 max in ml.kg.-1min-1 showed significant difference between the groups due to body weight increase in the aged group...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of the predicted VO2 max from the Astrand-Ryhming nomogram, using the cycle ergometer as the sole exercise mode and following the recommended submaximal test protocol. In addition, two sets of age correction factors were compared for accuracy. Using the Astrand age correction factors, the SEE of the predicted VO2 max for the 40 male subject...