The energy consumption and physiological reaction of stair-climbing of undergraduate students

• Main Authors: Shih-Yu Huang, 黃士育
• Other Authors: Jung-Charng Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81140545770664600596

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 運動教練研究所 === 98 === Purpose: In this study, the energy consumption and physiological reaction in stair-climbing of male undergraduate students was investigated. Methods: The subjects, including eight male, were between 18 and 24 years old. The tests contained two parts: (1) resting oxygen uptake and heart rate and (2) oxygen uptake and heart rate in stair-climbing. The minimal interval between the stair-up test and the stair-down test was 48 hours. While stair-climbing testing, the stair-up was measured after stair-down. The subjects took a rest at least 10 to 15 minutes prior to each test to avoid fatigue effect. During those test, the Polar RS800 heart rate monitor was used to measure the heart rate. Also, the Meta Max 3B portable oxygen analyzer was used for measuring the HR, VE, VO2 and MET. Results: The results indicated that the exercise intensity of stair-up was 143.88±28.03 beats/min of heart rate and 30.93±3.37 ml/kg/min of oxygen consumption, and the energy intensity was 8.84±0.96 Mets, while the stair-down was 81.25 ± 5.50 beats/min, 15.38±3.41 ml/kg/min, and 4.16±1.28 Mets respectively. Conclusion: The stair-up consumes two-fold oxygen of stair-down and exercise intensity is high enough for health promotion.