european college of sport science

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
VO2tau and changes in anthropometric and physiological variables in order to determine whether phase II VO2tau might be a good
estimator for evaluating health-related fitness.
Methods: Fifteen male subjects (aged 26 to 50 yrs) doing no regular physical training participated in this study. They were asked to perform
low-intensity long-duration (>60 min) training in the form of walking exercise 3-4 times a week for 12 weeks. We prospectively
collected data on aerobic fitness (VO2max), phase II VO2tau and variables related to glucose and lipid metabolism at pre-, mid- and
post-training periods every six weeks from the beginning of the training. Anthropometric variables were also measured at the same
interval periods.
Results: There were significant decreases (P