title: Cardio respiratory changes associated with graded exercise and determination of aerobic power in male medical students (18-19 years).
abstract: The data from the study reveals the normal cardiopulmonary responses in untrained subjects (18-19 yrs) and their aerobic power. Fifty male medical students in the given age group were selected for the study. They were subjected to moderate, predetermined, graded exercise on a bicycle ergograph and parameters like heart-rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate were recorded at rest, just after exercise and during recovery. VO2 max or aerobic power was calculated from Astrand's nomogram after determining work rate. Heart-rate, systolic blood pressure, double-product and respiratory rate rose linearly with increasing grades of exercise, while diastolic blood pressure recorded a fall. Aerobic power was found to be 2.10 litres/min in 18 years age group and 2.07 litres/min in 19 years category. The determination of aerobic power or VO2 max gives an idea of the capacity and regulation of O2 transporting system and also sets a norm in assessing physical fitness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*