Key result
Incremental exercise testing in healthy young adults revealed that measured percentages of maximal heart rate at specific VO2max levels were significantly greater than ACSM recommendations (P<0.001).
Why the study?
Does the relationship between %HRmax and %VO2max in healthy young adults align with ACSM recommendations?
Population
162 apparently healthy, young adults (81 men, 81 women) between the ages of 18 and 34.
Comparison
Incremental exercise test to exhaustion vs ACSM recommended target values of %HRmax for…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May warrant caution applying ACSM %HRmax targets for %VO2max in young adults; challenges guideline assumptions and leaves open need for prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=162)
Does the relationship between %HRmax and %VO2max in healthy young adults align with ACSM recommendations?
p-value: p=<0.001
The study demonstrates that actual %HRmax values corresponding to target %VO2max levels in healthy young adults are significantly higher than those recommended by the ACSM.
Swain et al. (1994) conducted a cross-sectional in Apparently healthy (n=162). Incremental exercise test to exhaustion vs. ACSM recommended target values was evaluated on Relationship between %HRmax and %VO2max (p=<0.001). Incremental exercise testing in healthy young adults revealed that measured percentages of maximal heart rate at specific VO2max levels were significantly greater than ACSM recommendations (P<0.001).
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