Open AccessDo Differences in Peak Oxygen Uptake in Men and Women Explain Recovery from Intermittent Exercise?
Author(s) -
Michael Chia
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
asian journal of physical education and recreation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2075-4604
DOI - 10.24112/ajper.91281
Subject(s) - vo2 max , treadmill , medicine , cardiology , oxygen , physical therapy , physics , heart rate , blood pressure , quantum mechanics
LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of the study was to examine if differences in peak oxygen uptake between men and women explain their recovery from maximal effort intermittent exercise. 24 men (25.3±2.7yrs; 1.75±0.06m; 69.3±8.9kg) and 24 women (23.2±2.2yrs; 1.63±0.06m; 53.5±7.6kg) participated in the study. On separate occasions, participants completed a peak oxygen uptake (peak V02) treadmill test and five 20s cycle sprints, which were separated by a 45s recovery interval. Peak V02, PP and MP in the repeated sprints and blood lactate measurements were taken. Results showed that men had higher peak V02 than women (53.2±8.7 vs. 42.8±6.8 ml/kg BM/min, p