VO2 and velocity in rct during continuous incremental treadmill test of uphill and dowhill

The etiology of the drift in VO2 in the respiratory compensatory threshold (RCT) during downhill running is unclear. It was investigated the velocities (VRCT) and VO2 in RCT (RCTVO2) in three different inclinations in the continuous incremental treadmill test (Tt). Eight sedentary women volunteered (24±2 years old) to undergo 10% downhill (DT), 10% uphill (UT) and near-level (NL) in Tt to exhaustion to determine the RCTVO2 and VRCT and peak VO2 on different days and were randomly allocated. VCO2 was examined as function of VE under the assumption that the RCT corresponds to the break point in the VE-VCO2 relationship. Peak VO2 was taken as the average of the highest five consecutive breaths attained in the individual work rates for the steps test in three different inclinations. It was used one-way ANOVA (Tukey’s post hoc test) to compare the differences. Statistical significance was set at P≤ 0.05. Peak VO2 was 34.62±4.20 mL.kg.min-1, 33.14±3.60 mL.kg.min-1 and 32.74±2.66 mL.kg.min-1 for NL, UT and DT respectively (P\u3e0.05). RCTVO2 was NL = 29.14±7.95 mL.kg.min-1, UT = 30.10±4.53 mL.kg.min-1 and DT = 29.70±3.00 mL.kg.min-1 (P\u3e0.05). VRCT was 10.38±1.92 km/h, 8.25±0.89 km/h and 12.88±1.46 km/h for NL, UT and DT respectively (P\u3c0.01). Tukey’s post hoc test find the following differences between NL vs UT (P\u3c0.05), NL vs DT (P\u3c0.05) and UT vs DT (P\u3c0.01). The drift in VO2 in the respiratory compensatory threshold during the three bouts appears unrelated biomechanical factors possibly due to a decoupling of neuromuscular and metabolic responses under the status of training

Analysis of physiological responses in women undergoing different protocols of treadmill inclinations

A caminhada e a corrida são formas de exercício físico que promovem mudanças no estilo de vida, mas, existem muitas controvérsias dos possíveis benefícios e riscos a respeito da caminhada ou corrida quando realizada em diferentes inclinações. O presente estudo teve como objetivo determinar o limiar anaeróbio bem como avaliar e comparar as respostas fisiológicas durante exercícios contínuos (45 minutos) com intensidade correspondente ao limiar anaeróbio executados na esteira rolante nas condições de inclinação positiva (+10%), plano (0%) e inclinação negativa (-10%). Participaram deste estudo 9 mulheres com idades entre 21 e 31 anos, fisicamente ativas. Primeiramente elas realizaram testes crescentes para determinação da intensidade correspondente ao limiar anaeróbio em cada inclinação. Após essa determinação foram realizados os protocolos contínuos na intensidade correspondente ao limiar anaeróbio por 45 minutos. Os resultados encontrados mostraram que o valor médio (\'+ OU -\' desviopadrão) da velocidade correspondente ao limiar anaeróbio no plano foi de 6,56 \'+ OU -\' 0,53 Km/h, na inclinação positiva foi de 5,44 \'+ OU -\' 0,53 Km/h (com redução percentual de 17,07% em relação ao plano) e na inclinação negativa foi de 7,22 \'+ OU -\' 0,67 Km/h (com elevação percentual de 9,14% em relação ao plano). Nos protocolos contínuos foi observado que os valores das variáveis ventilatórias apresentaram-se mais elevados para o protocolo com inclinação positiva, já a freqüência cardíaca apenas apresentou diferença até o 15º minuto do exercício entre os protocolos com inclinação positiva e o protocolo com inclinação negativa. Mas apesar disso, as voluntárias não relataram dificuldade do gesto motor na realização dos exercícios. Conclui-se que mesmo com a tentativa de se trabalhar na velocidade ideal para cada condição imposta, as respostas cardiovasculares e metabólicas são diferentes, ) principalmente entre o protocolo com inclinação positiva e o protocolo com inclinação negativa. O presente trabalho mostrou pontos importantes que devem ser levados em consideração, quanto à escolha do protocolo aplicado nos treinamentos físicos em indivíduos com diferentes condições físicas quando se propõem diferentes velocidades de corrida e inclinações da esteira.Walking and running are forms of exercise that promote changes in lifestyle, but there are many controversies about the possible benefits and risks regarding the walking or running when performed at different slopes. This study aimed to determine the anaerobic threshold and to evaluate and compare the physiological responses during continuous exercise (45 minutes) with intensity corresponding to anaerobic threshold run on the treadmill in terms of positive slope (+10%), level (0%) and negative slope (-10%). The study included 9 women aged between 21 and 31 years old, physically active. First they performed increasing intensity tests to determine the intensity corresponding to anaerobic threshold on each slope. After determining these parameters the continuous protocols were performed in intensity corresponding to anaerobic threshold for 45 minutes. The results showed that the speed average (\'+ OU -\' standard deviation) at level the anaerobic threshold was 6.56 \'+ OU -\' 0.53 km/h, atthe positive slope was 5.44 \'+ OU -\' 0.53 km/h (with a percentage reduction of 17.07% over the level) and the negative slope was 7.22 \'+ OU -\' 0.67 km/h (with high percentage of 9.14% over the level). In continuous protocols was observed that the values of ventilatory variables were more elevated for the protocol with positive slope and the heart rate showed only significant difference until the 15th minute of exercise between protocols with positive slope and with negative slope. But despite this, the volunteers reported no difficulty in motor gesture in exercises. It was conclude that even with the attempt to run at ideal speed for each condition the cardiovascular and metabolic responses are different, especially between the protocol with positive slope and with negative slope. This study showed important points that should be taken into account in the choice of protocol used in physical training in individuals with different physical conditions when they propose different running speeds and inclinations of the treadmill