Effect of BMI on maximum oxygen uptake of high risk individuals in a population of eastern Uttar Pradesh
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Community Health (IJCH) - Year 2014, Vol 26, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) is an important determinant of physical fitness of an individual that reflects the endurance capacity during aerobic physical activities. It has been established as a reliable parameter to assess fitness level of both athletes and non-athletes. However, the effect of body mass index (BMI) on maximum oxygen uptake during a short-term aerobic exercise is relatively underexplored. Herein, we report the effect of BMI on respiratory fitness by measuring maximum oxygen uptake after a short-term aerobic exercise for normal and high risk (overweight and obese) individuals and suggest a correlation between them. Materials and methods: Thirty individuals of age within the range of 20-40 years were first medically examined to be certain that they did not have any cardiorespiratory complications and their BMI was calculated. Based on their BMI, they were classified into three—normal, overweight and obese groups and subjected to a treadmill exercise as per Bruce Protocol. Recorded data were analyzed and student t-test was performed to test significance of the data. Result: This study establishes a correlation between maximum oxygen uptake and BMI of individuals that suggests that with increased BMI, VO2max decreases resulting into a decrease in respiratory fitness level. This trend was found to be consistent among all normal, overweight and obese group individuals. Conclusion: We report the effect of an aerobic exercise on the maximum oxygen uptake of normal and high risk individuals who were not subjected to a long term respiratory endurance exercise; instead we report the finding of correlation between BMI and VO2max immediately after a short-term aerobic exercise.
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Komal Pandey , Vinay Singh , Ashok Kumar Upadhyay , Amitabh Das Shukla , Arvind Bihari Asthana , Devesh Kumar
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