purpose validity of the 20-meter multi stage shuttle run test (20-m mst) has not been studied in nepalese population. the purpose of this study was to validate the applicability of the 20-m mst in nepalese adult females. methods forty female college students (age range, 20.42 ~24.75 years) from different colleges of nepal were recruited for the study. direct estimation of vo2 max comprised trea...

INTRODUCTION Aerobic capacity of athletes is an important element of success in sports achievements. It is generally considered the best indicator of cardio respiratory endurance and athletic fitness. Body fat percentage affects VO2 max and thus the cardiovascular status of the athletes. The present study was undertaken to assess the VO2 max and body fat percentage in athletes. The secondary ob...

Data was collected from two men who attempted an 80 km run. Measurements of aerobic power (VO2 max) and determinations of heart rate (HR) and submaximal oxygen consumption (VO2) during treadmill running were carried out one week before the run. Throughout the 80 km run, HR was recorded by telemetry and used together with the laboratory data to estimate VO2 as a percentage of VO2 max. One subjec...

BACKGROUND Nonexercise models were developed to predict maximal oxygen consumption (VO2(max)). While these models are accurate, they don't consider smoking, which negatively impacts measured VO2(max). The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of smoking on both measured and predicted VO2(max). METHODS Indirect calorimetry was used to measure VO2(max) in 2,749 men and women. Physica...

PURPOSE The purposes of the present study were to (a) modify previously published VO2(max) equations using the constant error (CE) values for aerobically trained females, (b) cross-validate the modified equations to determine their accuracy for estimating VO2(max) in aerobically trained females, (c) derive a new nonexercise-based equation for estimating VO2(max) in aerobically trained females i...