EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON MAXIMUM OXYGEN UPTAKE (VO2max) IN HEALTHY ADULTS

DR. ESHA YESHWANT ANGANE; DR. AMIT. A. NAVARE

Volume : IV, Issue : V, May - 2015

EFFECTS OF AEROBIC EXERCISE ON MAXIMUM OXYGEN UPTAKE (VO2max) IN HEALTHY ADULTS

Dr. Esha Yeshwant Angane, Dr. Amit. A. Navare

Abstract :

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) is defined as,� The greatest amount of oxygen a person can take in and consume while performing dynamic exercise involving a large part of total muscle mass at sea level.� (1)It is considered the best measure of cardiovascular fitness and exercise capacity and represents the amount of oxygen transported and used in cellular metabolism. (2) VO2 maxis accepted as the criterion measure of cardiorespiratory fitness. The idea that the human body cannot survive without oxygen has been known for millennia.The present study was done to study the effects of aerobic exercise on VO2max in 65 healthy adult volunteers in age group of 20– 35 years.The same volunteers were chosen as both study as well as control group in order to minimise the confounding factors and make the study reproducible.Results indicates that VO2max after undergoing aerobic exercise training were better as compared to before undergoing aerobic exercise training.Mean VO2max is more andstatistically significant after undergoing aerobic exercise training than before undergoing aerobic exercise training.