KNES 364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Metabolic Equivalent, Order Of Operations
27 Jan 2020
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Exercise tolerance testing (ett) with gas analysis through use of a metabolic cart is the most accurate, reliable and valid way of determining the o2 cost of certain activities. If the test is maximal, it is the gold standard for determining maximal cardiorespiratory endurance. However, we know that there are a number of drawbacks to testing this way!!! Through the use of acsm"s metabolic calculations/equations, you can indirectly determine the o2 cost of certain activities without requiring your client to undergo an ett with gas analysis. Through use of these equations, cardiorespiratory endurance/fitness, aerobic endurance, functional capacity or whatever you want to call it may be interchangeably expressed in the following ways: What you should know before using metabolic calculations: Each calculation is set-up to solve for relative vo2 which is expressed in ml/kg/min. Calculations provide a valid estimate of vo2 if the activity performed was submaximal and steady-state.
