CORRELATION BETWEEN DURATION SPENT IN FITNESS CENTER AND VO2 MAX LEVEL AMONG ADULTS

Abstract

VO2 max or oxygen consumption maximum value is a gold standard indicator towardscardiovascular and aerobic endurance because it refers to the maximum amount of oxygenused by an individual in one minute during maximum physical activity. The study purpose wasto see the correlation between duration spent in the fitness center and VO2 max value amongadults. This study used analytical study method, cross-sectional type. We chose the participantfrom members of Golds Gym fitness center at Cihampelas, aged 18-45 years old, with 3months minimum of activity, and exercise frequency around three times per week. Theparticipants who had the cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, serious physical injury, hadalready exercised during the time of observation, or professionally trained athletes wereexcluded. We used Queen College step test for the instrument. There were 47 participants inthis study. Spearmans correlation coefficient was calculated to measure the correlationbetween duration spent and VO2 max, and the result was 0.77(95% CI 0.64; 0.85), p<0.001which is categorized as strong correlation. From this study, we found that with the increase ofduration spent in the fitness center, the VO2 max level is also increasing, and vice versa. Thisresult is supported by a study from the United States which finds a correlation between VO2max and performance times of recreational triathletes. In conclusion, there is a positivecorrelation between duration spent in the fitness center and VO2 max level among adults.