Maximal oxygen uptake in children of different body mass : should maximal oxygen uptake be expressed differently for children of different body mass?

2013

Masteroppgave i idrettsvitenskap - Universitetet i Agder 2013 Background: Maximal oxygen uptake ( V O2max ) has important implications for current and future health in children. There is ongoing debate on how to express V O2max in children and adolescents. Objectives: Are scaling factors different in obese and normal weight children and between genders? How does percentage fat influence aerobic fitness? Methods: 57 obese (30 girls) and 79 children of normal weight (38girls) in the age 7-17 years were include in the present study. V O2max were measured during a treadmill running test, were both the incline and speed increased until subjects were exhausted. Body compositions were measured wit…