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Anaerobic threshold as a measure of physical work capacity
A A Shah1, V L Kurdikar, R S Mathur
1Department of Chest Diseases, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Bombay.
Abstract:
Fifty healthy subjects underwent incremental exercise on a treadmill. Anaerobic threshold (AT) and maximum oxygen consumed in litres per minute (VO2 max) were measured. VO2 max (mean +/- SD) in males and females was 2.71 +/- 0.5 and 2.014 +/- 0.4 L/min respectively. AT as a percentage of VO2 max predicted was 58 in males and 56 in females. These values were comparable to Western studies. Anaerobic threshold is the most sensitive indicator of exercise performance.