Key result
The 3-minute Kasch Pulse Recovery Test provided age- and gender-specific reference ranges for post-exercise heart rate in 14,501 children aged 6 to 12 years, serving as a simple screening tool for cardiorespiratory fitness.
Cross-Sectional (n=14,501)
The 3-min Kasch Pulse Recovery Test provides a simple, well-tolerated method with established reference ranges for screening cardiorespiratory fitness in children.
Normative post-exercise HR data now available for pediatric fitness screening; leaves open prospective validation before routine clinical use.
Cardiorespiratory fitness is one measure of body functions, and its assessment should play an important role in the activities associated with the promotion of physical activity as an important component of a healthy lifestyle. This study aimed to develop a reference system of the mean post-exercise heart rate (HRmean post-ex) after a 3-min step test for use in screening the cardiorespiratory fitness of 6- to 12-year-old children. The study included 14,501 children ages 6-12 years from primary schools in Gdansk. The participants were subjected to the 3-min Kasch Pulse Recovery Test (KPR Test). The reference range for the classification of cardiorespiratory fitness was developed on the basis of the age-specific percentile distribution of HRmean post-ex in 6- to 9- and 10- to 12-year-old children. This study showed that the 3-min KPR Test is easy to perform and well tolerated by school-age children. As such, it can constitute a useful tool for health promoters and educators. The presented age- and gender-specific reference range of HRmean post-ex enables the assessment and monitoring of submaximal exercise-induced changes in the cardiovascular system and, consequently, the physical fitness of a given individual.
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Jankowski et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy children (cardiorespiratory fitness screening) (n=14,501). 3-min Kasch Pulse Recovery Test was evaluated on Age- and gender-specific percentile distribution of mean post-exercise heart rate. The 3-minute Kasch Pulse Recovery Test provided age- and gender-specific reference ranges for post-exercise heart rate in 14,501 children aged 6 to 12 years, serving as a simple screening tool for cardiorespiratory fitness.
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