| Target heart rates for the development of cardiorespiratory fitness. | |
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PMID: 8133731 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends the use of 40%, 60%, 80%, and 85% of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) as target values in developing exercise prescriptions. Further, the ACSM states that 55%, 70%, 85%, and 90% of maximal heart rate (HRmax) may be used as indices of these respective levels of % VO2max for the general population. The current study evaluated this relationship between %HRmax and %VO2max in apparently healthy, young adults. Eighty-one men and 81 women between the ages of 18 and 34 engaged in an incremental exercise test to exhaustion. Linear regressions of %HRmax and %VO2max were performed on each subject. From these regressions, target values of %HRmax were computed for each individual. Mean percentages of HRmax were 63%, 76%, 89%, and 92% at 40%, 60%, 80%, and 85% of VO2max, respectively. At all of these values of %VO2max, the values obtained for %HRmax were significantly greater (P < 0.001) than those used by the ACSM. Fitness affected these results, particularly among men. High fit men averaged 2% higher in %HRmax than low fit men at any given value of %VO2max. |
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Authors:
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D P Swain; K S Abernathy; C S Smith; S J Lee; S A Bunn |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Volume: 26 ISSN: 0195-9131 ISO Abbreviation: Med Sci Sports Exerc Publication Date: 1994 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-04-21 Completed Date: 1994-04-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8005433 Medline TA: Med Sci Sports Exerc Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 112-6 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Human Performance Laboratory, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755-2450. |
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Adolescent Adult Female Heart Rate / physiology* Humans Male Oxygen Consumption / physiology* Physical Fitness / physiology* Regression Analysis Sex Characteristics* |
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