methods to evaluate v02 max

Question 1

What is the direct gas analysis?

Answer 1

Expired air captured, results graphed and calculations sued.

Question 2

What are the advantages of direct gas analysis?

Answer 2

Direct measuremeney
accurate and reliable
uses different exercises

Question 3

what are the disavandayges of direct gas analysis?

Answer 3

Maimal test to exhaustion
not suitable for eldelrly or health problems
specialist equipment

Question 4

What is the Cooper 12 minute run?

Answer 4

Run as far as possible in 12 minutes-m calculation used

Question 5

What are the adavantegs of 12 minutes run?

Answer 5

Good for large groups
can test yourself
simple/cheap

Question 6

what are the disadvantages of 12 minute run?

Answer 6

Only a prediction
result affected by subject motivaion
not suitable for elderly
not sport specific

Question 7

What is the ncf multi- state fitness test?

Answer 7

20m progressive shuttle runs compared to standardised tables

Question 8

what are the advantages of the ncf multi-stage fitness test?

Answer 8

Good for large groups
simple/cheap
published tables

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of the ncf multistage fitness test?

Answer 9

Only a predition
result affected by subject movivation
nit suitable for health problems s

Question 10

what is the queens college step test?

Answer 10

Steeping off and off box in 3 minutes; hr recovery used to predict results

Question 11

what are the advantages of the college step test?

Answer 11

sub-maximal test
simple/heap
hr easily monitored

Question 12

want are the disdavatgs of the college step test?

Answer 12

Only prediction
hr affected by food, fluid
non-sport specific