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BICYCLE ERGOMETER TESTS ON BUILDING APPRENTICES AGED 15–19
Author(s) -
ÅSTRAND IRMA,
KILBOM ÅSA
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1969.tb04747.x
Subject(s) - bicycle ergometer , medicine , work (physics) , apprenticeship , heart rate , physical therapy , cycle ergometer , test (biology) , cardiology , blood pressure , engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , biology
Summary A work test on a bicycle ergometer was carried out on 82 Swedish boys aged 15 to 19. The heart rates were recorded, both at the submaximal loads of 600 and 900 kpm/min and at the maximal work load. Maximal aerobic power was predicted from submaximal work loads and maximal heart rate. The heart rates obtained show decreasing values with increasing age at a given work load. This is partly ascribed to physical growth, and partly to some training effect noticeable in the older boys who have completed one year of building apprenticeship.