The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator: A pilot study
Autor: | Dina C. Janse van Rensburg; Catharina C. Grant; Audrey Jansen van Rensburg; Roelf P.G. Botha; Paola S. Wood; Kim Nolte; Lizelle Fletcher; Peet J. du Toit; Michael S. Pepper; Pieter E. Kruger |
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Sprache: | Afrikaans; Englisch |
Veröffentlicht: |
2016 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
Online Zugang: |
https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/1004 https://doaj.org/toc/1025-9848 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-9736 1025-9848 2071-9736 doi:10.4102/hsag.v21i0.1004 https://doaj.org/article/eb973760c49440b1922441768f377eeb https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v21i0.1004 https://doaj.org/article/eb973760c49440b1922441768f377eeb |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:eb973760c49440b1922441768f377eeb |
Zusammenfassung
Background: The FitTrack Index is a web-based programme developed in South Africa and widely used by athletes to indicate their fitness. A need exists for a self-managed, noninvasive tool to evaluate and categorise health-related fitness in different population groups. The aim of this study was to compare the FitTrack Index with a reliable measure of cardio-respiratory fitness as indicated by maximal oxygen uptake (direct VO2max). Methods & results: During a 12-week cross-sectional, descriptive pilot study the direct laboratory tested VO2max indicated a moderate to strong correlation with the FitTrack Index (Spearman's rho = 0.439, p = 0.089 at baseline; Spearman's rho =0.853, p < 0.001 after 12 weeks). Conclusions: These results suggest that the web-based FitTrack Index may be considered an appropriate tool to evaluate exercise capacity and cardiovascular fitness in healthy individuals following an aerobic training programme.