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Effect of training on peak oxygen uptake and blood lipids in 13 to 14‐year‐old girls
Author(s) -
Stoedefalke K,
Armstrong N,
Kirby BJ,
Welsman JR
Publication year - 2000
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.1651-2227.2000.tb00753.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heart rate , cholesterol , vo2 max , total cholesterol , treadmill , blood lipids , physical therapy , high density lipoprotein , endocrinology , zoology , cardiology , blood pressure , biology
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise training on the peak oxygen uptake (peak VO 2 ) and blood lipid profile of 13 to 14‐y‐old postmenarcheal girls. Treadmill determined peak VO 2 , total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density cholesterol, and triglycerides were the outcome measures assessed at baseline and following exercise training. Twenty girls completed a 20‐wk programme of exercise training which involved maintaining the heart rate at 75–85% maximum for 20 min, three times per week. Heart rate was rigorously monitored using telemetry throughout each training session. Eighteen girls acted as the control group. There were no significant ( p ≫ 0.05) changes in the outcome measures following the training programme. Conclusions: These findings suggest that exercise training of this frequency, intensity and duration for a period of 20 wk has no significant effect on either the peak VO 2 or blood lipid and lipoprotein profile of normolipidaemic, postmenarcheal girls.