Maximum aerobic power and physical dimensions of children

McMIKEN, D.

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“…In trained children, it seemed as if maximal aerobic power was almost a linear function of mass with an exponent close to 1.0. In contrast, maximal aerobic power in untrained children was closer to body weight raised to the power of 0.88 (McMiken, 1976). These data would tend to support the idea that in normally growing children with no unusual participation in physical activities body mass increases at a slightly faster rate than maximal aerobic power.…”

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Advances in selected areas of human work physiology

Bouchard

Thibault

Jobin

1981

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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Human work physiology is a fast growing field of research which has much to offer to human biologists. The field is too broad and complex to be adequately covered in a single review. Authors have retained topics which, in their judgment, are of interests to human biologists and have been the object of much recent research. Distinctions are made between aerobic and anaerobic capacities and powers and indications given concerning their work‐associated characteristics in humans. The so‐called concept of anaerobic threshold is defined, and recent evidence pertaining to its metabolic basis and physiological description is presented. Discussions about the extent of the specificity of each measured attribute lead to the conclusion that care must be taken when testing only one capacity or a given power of the human machine. Material accumulated during the last decade or so concerning the human skeletal muscle structure and composition is briefly reviewed. Major findings about the human muscle energy production systems and their exercise‐associated variations are described. Changes taking place in maximal aerobic power and in submaximal working capacity during growth are analyzed comparing prior consensus with more recent data. Discussion then turns to the general theme of causal sources of human variation in relevant attributes. Research dealing with the heritability of respiratory functions, heart size, muscle characteristics and aerobic capacities and powers are reviewed. Finally, the response to work and exercise training (trainability) of the maximal aerobic power is discussed with respect to the mature, the growing and the aging organism.

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“…However, McMiken suggests that adolescents undergoing aerobic training increase their maximal aerobic power linearly with their body mass. McMiken (1976) also concluded that models relating maximal aerobic power to age, height or vital capacity are not very useful.…”

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Advances in selected areas of human work physiology

Bouchard

Thibault

Jobin

1981

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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“…6 However, measurements of VO 2 MAX in 6-7 year old children are sparse, and representative data do not exist. [6][7][8][9][10][11] Even in older children and adolescents, very few population based studies exist. 10 12 13 The reasons for this include difficulties in testing young children.…”

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Maximum oxygen uptake and objectively measured physical activity in Danish children 6–7 years of age: the Copenhagen school child intervention study

2005

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Objectives: To provide normative data on maximum oxygen uptake (V O 2 MAX) and physical activity in children 6-7 years of age and analyse the association between these variables. Methods: V O 2 MAX was measured in 366 boys (mean (SD) 6.8 (0.4) years of age) and 332 girls (6.7 (0.4) years of age) from preschool classes in two suburban communities in Copenhagen, during a progressive treadmill exercise. Habitual physical activity was measured with accelerometers. Results: Boys had higher V O 2 MAX both in absolute values (1.19 (0.18) v 1.06 (0.16) litres/min (+11%), p,0.001) and relative to body weight (48.5 (6.0) v 44.8 (5.6) ml/kg/min (+8%); p,0.001) than girls. The difference in V O 2 MAX between boys and girls decreased to +2% when expressed relative to lean body mass (LBM). Absolute V O 2 MAX was related to LBM, body mass, and stature (all p,0.001). Boys were more physically active than girls (mean counts +9.4%, p,0.001), and even when boys and girls with the same V O 2 MAX were compared, boys were more active. The difference in physical activity between the sexes was higher when sustained activity of higher intensity was compared. Conclusions: V O 2 MAX is higher in boys than girls (+11%), even when related to body mass (+8%) and LBM (+2%). Most of the difference in V O 2 MAX relative to body mass was explained by the larger percentage body fat in girls. When boys and girls with the same V O 2 MAX were compared, boys engaged in more minutes of exercise of at least moderate intensity.

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“…Several studies have compared the physical characteristics of elite junior performers in different sports with those of non-elite competitors and non-athletic children (McMiken 1975;Buckler & Brodie 1977;Bloomfield et al 1990). Several studies have compared the physical characteristics of elite junior performers in different sports with those of non-elite competitors and non-athletic children (McMiken 1975;Buckler & Brodie 1977;Bloomfield et al 1990).…”

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