1Assistant Professor, Shrimad Rajchandra College of Physiotherapy, Uka Tarsadia University, Maliba Campus, Bardoli-Mahuva Road, Mahuva, Gujarat, India
2BPT, Shrimad Rajchandra College of Physiotherapy, Uka Tarsadia University, Maliba Campus, Bardoli-Mahuva Road, Mahuva, Gujarat, India
Performance in long distance running has been associated with cardiovascular endurance of individuals. Elite runners can be categorized as individuals with high oxygen uptake capacities. Recreational runners are those who run to improve health and for fun.
Forty runners from Bardoli and Surti Runners groups were assessed for maximum O2 uptake. Individual were bifurcated into two Groups. Group A included twenty Elite runners and Group B included twenty Recreational runners. A value of VO2 max was assessed through multi stage shuttle test. The blood pressure and pulse rate was taken before and after the multi stage shuttle test. Unpaired t test was carried out for analysis of outcomes.
All the runners were assessed for multistage shuttle test parameters. The level of shuttle, total no of shuttle and VO2 max showed extremely significant difference in elite and recreational runners.
It can be concluded that elite runners have higher cardiovascular fitness than recreational runners using multi stage shuttle test
Cardiovascular Fitness, Multistage Shuttle test, Elite and Recreational runners
