scholarly journals The Relationship between Pedometer Step Counts and Estimated VO2Max as Determined by a Submaximal Fitness Test in Adolescents

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Lubans ◽  
Philip J. Morgan ◽  
Robin Callister ◽  
Clare E. Collins

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pedometer step counts and estimated VO2max as determined by a submaximal exercise test. Participants (N = 115; 65 girls, 50 boys) wore pedometers for five days and completed the Queen’s College Step Test (QCST). Based on these results participants were classified as HIGH, MOD, or LOW cardiorespiratory fitness. Boys accumulated more steps per day (p < .05) than girls (12,766 ± 4,923 versus 10,887 ± 2,656). The relationship between estimated VO2max and mean steps/day was moderate (r = .34, p < .01). Participants classified as having HIGH fitness levels accumulated more steps/day than LOW-fit adolescents (p < .05). The results from this study suggest that estimated VO2max as determined by a submaximal exercise test is moderately associated with mean steps/day in adolescents.

1980 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn G. Jonsson ◽  
Irma Åstrand

A random sample ( n = 1 050) of the population of a region in central Sweden performed a submaximal exercise test on bicycle ergometers. The participants were men and women aged 18 to 65 taking part in the REBUS study 1969–71 (3). This paper deals with the partial relationship between heart rate at different rates of work and systolic blood pressure measured at rest (SBP) controlling the influence of other predictors of heart rate. It was found that the relationship was non-linear and that individuals with a relatively high SBP had a lower heart rate than individuals with lower SBP. The curvilinear relationship was more pronounced in women and grew stronger with increasing rate of work.


Author(s):  
William Poncin ◽  
Charlie Vander Straeten ◽  
Adrien Schalkwijk ◽  
Gregory Reychler

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Carlos Janssen Gomes da Cruz ◽  
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Paloma da Silva Rolim ◽  
Deleon de Souza Pires ◽  
Christopher Marcos Oliveira Mendes ◽  
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Author(s):  
Riyad Khanfer ◽  
John Ryan ◽  
Howard Aizenstein ◽  
Seema Mutti ◽  
David Busse ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (5S) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Emilee Traxler ◽  
Robert W. Pettitt ◽  
Mark Hartmann ◽  
Cherie D. Pettitt

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 2425-2429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Foster ◽  
John P Porcari ◽  
Mark Gibson ◽  
Glenn Wright ◽  
John Greany ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 397-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Vissers ◽  
Nathalie Roussel ◽  
Wilhelm Mistiaen ◽  
Bram Crickemans ◽  
Steven Truijen ◽  
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