Rigakuryoho Kagaku
Online ISSN : 2434-2807
Print ISSN : 1341-1667
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Trial of 15-metre Shuttle Walking/Running Test for Assessment of Exercise Capacity
Kotaro MIKAWAChika KITAGAWATakako TANAKAYae NAKANOSEKyohei TADOKOROTomoko ISHINOKen-ichiro TANAKAKyoko SUMIMOTOHideaki SENJYU
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2005 Volume 20 Issue 1 Pages 7-12

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To develop a simple test of endurance capacity, we evaluated the usefulness of 15 m Shuttle Walk & Run Test (15 mSWRT). We found that each level in 15 mSWRT was correlated with average oxygen intake (r=0.948), and the average oxygen intake of level 12 in 15 mSWRT was 51.18 ± 8.28 ml/kg/min. There was a significant correlation between average oxygen intake and the walking distance. In addition, 15 mSWRT had a higher maximum work rate than the 10 m Shuttle Walking Test (10 mSWT). These results suggest that 15 mSWRT has usefulness as a simple test of endurance capacity that can be performed safely over a wide range of ages, from middle-aged to elderly people.

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