ISSN:
1439-6327
Keywords:
Maximum Oxygen Intake
;
Work Capacity
;
Exercise Physiology
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In March 1967 a group of scientists visited the Kalahari desert in Botswana and determined the maximum oxygen capacities of a number of Bushmen subjects by making use of the bicycle ergometer and the step-test. The mean maximum oxygen intake values obtained with the step-test were close to those determined from sub-maximum bicycle ergometer tests, 40.5 and 39.8 ml/(min · kg) respectively. Primitive people can be trained to give good submaximal results on a bicycle ergometer, but it was impossible to obtain reliable maximum work rates for these people on a bicycle ergometer.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00698073
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