VO2Max
Hello everyone,
following the previous post on HIIT, we bring you a new entry related to
VO2max. In it we will see what this parameter is and what is the use of knowing
its values.
The vo2max, is
one of the main physiological markers on the functional capacity of the
individual. In a simple way, we can say that the maximum oxygen consumption is
the amount of oxygen used by our body tissues. To determine this factor, we
depend on the ability of our cardiocirculatory system to transport blood and
oxygen, and on the ability of our tissues to extract oxygen from the blood.
Having said this, we can deduce that for many athletes it is a marker that is
sometimes related to performance, and it is true, but it is also a great
predictor of the risk of morbidity and mortality. In this post we will try to
address both perspectives.
The VO2max is an
indicator that has progressively changed over the years. Its maximum peak can
be reached from the physical activity of the individual. In elite athletes, its
maximum peak at around 30 years, however, there is an aspect of this indicator
that, if it is the same for everyone, and is once the barrier of 65-70 years is
passed, coinciding many times, with retirement, this progressive decrease of
which we speak, accelerates. It is at this time, when our best tool is within
our reach, the continuous practice of exercise.
As we saw in the
previous entry on HIIT, this result was a method, at least interesting, for the
conservation and increase of VO2max. We must now indicate that there are many
more methods for working it, but, above all, highlighting any type of physical
activity will help us, at least, to maintain or slow down the progressive
decline we were talking about. So much so, that we find examples in different studies
of athletes of 90 years or more, who present a% VO2max higher than values of
the general population.
In this image, we
show, according to age, a series of maximum oxygen consumption and its
correspondence with the physical state. Also indicate that even if you do not
indicate it in the table, you will find values in high performance athletes
much higher than those shown in the image. So much so, that there are
extraordinary cases such as the Killian Journet, with 90 liters per minute and
kilogram. In cases like this, not only does sport influence, but it also has an
influencing genetic variable.
Once these points
have been addressed, dear readers, I hope that you have reconsidered the
importance of staying active, and, above all, the importance of practicing some
type of physical activity. Every day there are more professionals in this field
and as a consequence, there are more studies that demonstrate what was
previously discussed. We could delve much deeper into this topic, since, from a
physiological perspective, in this post, there are many fronts to talk about.
In the following
link we have pdf files with extra information on the subject.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=19RebgqyNpRixhNKWwJMGfOvz0iD3or8g
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