Validity and reliability of maximum oxygen uptake on an Air Bike arm- and leg-ergometer
| Autor: | Rui Lemos, Víctor Machado-Reis, Nuno Domingos Garrido, Tiago Rafael-Moreira, Rafael Peixoto, Bruno Nobre-Pinheiro, José Vilaça-Alves |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Motricidade, Vol 18, Iss 3 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1646-107X 2182-2972 |
| DOI: | 10.6063/motricidade.26611 |
| Popis: | Air Bike ergometers have recently appeared and become popular among fitness. These ergometers combine the use of upper or lower limbs while remaining seated. Its characteristic is that of a system of external load imposed through air resistance which increases with the cadence imposed on the equipment. The present study aimed to evaluate the reliability of the ramp test and standard leg-cycle ergometer to assess maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max). For this purpose, eighteen physically active young men, with ages between 19 and 29 years (mean ± standard deviation = 21.78 ± 2.44), performed three maximal incremental ramp tests in random order: one test on a cycle ergometer and two tests on an Air Bike arm- and leg- ergometer (test and re-test) with cardiorespiratory measurements throughout the tests. VO2max and maximum heart rate (HRmax) were significantly higher in the Air Bike compared with the cycle ergometer (53.06 ± 8.72 vs 47.38 ± 9.15 mL/min/kg), 181.93 ± 10.20 vs 176.07 ± 5.28 bpm, p |
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