title: A progressive shuttle run test to estimate maximal oxygen uptake.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity of using a 20 m progressive shuttle run test to estimate maximal oxygen uptake. Running ability was described as the final level attained on the shuttle run test and as time on a 5 km run. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) was determined directly for seventy-four volunteers (36 men, 38 women) who also completed the shuttle run test. Maximal oxygen uptake values were 58.5 +/- 7.0 and 47.4 +/- 6.1 ml.kg-1.min-1 for the men and women respectively (mean +/- SD, P less than 0.01). The levels attained on the shuttle run test were 12.6 +/- 1.5 (men) and 9.6 +/- 1.8 (women; P less than 0.01). The correlation between VO2 max and shuttle level was 0.92. The correlation between VO2 max and the 5 km run was -0.94 and the correlation between both field tests was -0.96. The results of this study suggest that a progressive shuttle run test provides a valid estimate of VO2 max and indicates 5 km running potential in active men and women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramsbottom
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010807:Physical Endurance; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012420:Running