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- Title
Hand-grip Strength is Correlated with Aerobic Capacity in Healthy Sedentary Young Females.
- Authors
Dag, Figen; Tas, Serkan; Bolgen Cimen, Ozlem
- Abstract
Aerobic capacity, which is the maximum limit of the rate of oxygen consumption, is an important parameter in determining health-related physical fitness. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between grip strength and aerobic capacity in healthy sedentary young females. Forty healthy, young, and sedentary females participated in the study (20.5±1.5 years). Body composition was assessed with the bioelectrical impedance method. The hand-grip strength of the individuals was measured with a hand-grip dynamometer. An indirect graded arm crank ergometer test was used to determine the peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). It was found that the grip strength was correlated with height (r=0.51, p=0.001), fat-free mass (r=0.45, p=0.004), and VO2peak (r=0.36, p=0.023); however, there was no correlation between grip strength and body weight, body mass index, and body fat percentage (p>0.05). VO2peak was negatively correlated with body fat percentage (r= -0.38, p=0.016) and body mass index (r= -0.30, p=0.045). The results showed that higher muscle strength and fat-free mass are related to higher aerobic capacity. It is considered that increasing muscle strength and fat-free mass as well as decreasing body fat may be an appropriate strategy to increase cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Subjects
AEROBIC capacity; SEDENTARY women; MUSCLE strength
- Publication
Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
1800-8755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26773/mjssm.210308