The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator: A pilot study
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, non-invasive tool to evaluate and categorise health-related fitness in different population groups. The aim of this study was to...
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doaj-dee3942c47d94c4a9a45b364576559e52020-11-24T22:01:04ZafrAOSISHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences1025-98482016-12-0121C43143610.1016/j.hsag.2016.07.005The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator: A pilot studyDina Christina Janse van Rensburg0Catharina Cornelia Grant1Audrey Jansen van Rensburg2Roelf Petrus Gerhardus Botha3Paola Silvia Wood4Kim Nolte5Lizelle Fletcher6Peet Jacobus du Toit7Michael Sean Pepper8Pieter Ernst Kruger9Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaSection Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaSection Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaSection Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaExercise SMART Team, University of Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Biokinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, South AfricaExercise SMART Team, University of Pretoria, South AfricaInstitute for Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Pretoria, South AfricaExercise SMART Team, University of Pretoria, South AfricaBackground: 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, non-invasive 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1025984816300254Aerobic fitnessExercise abilityRecreational fitnessCardiovascular fitnessFitness indicationVO2max |
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Dina Christina Janse van Rensburg Catharina Cornelia Grant Audrey Jansen van Rensburg Roelf Petrus Gerhardus Botha Paola Silvia Wood Kim Nolte Lizelle Fletcher Peet Jacobus du Toit Michael Sean Pepper Pieter Ernst Kruger |
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Dina Christina Janse van Rensburg Catharina Cornelia Grant Audrey Jansen van Rensburg Roelf Petrus Gerhardus Botha Paola Silvia Wood Kim Nolte Lizelle Fletcher Peet Jacobus du Toit Michael Sean Pepper Pieter Ernst Kruger The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator: A pilot study Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Aerobic fitness Exercise ability Recreational fitness Cardiovascular fitness Fitness indication VO2max |
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Dina Christina Janse van Rensburg Catharina Cornelia Grant Audrey Jansen van Rensburg Roelf Petrus Gerhardus Botha Paola Silvia Wood Kim Nolte Lizelle Fletcher Peet Jacobus du Toit Michael Sean Pepper Pieter Ernst Kruger |
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The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator: A pilot study |
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The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator: A pilot study |
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The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator: A pilot study |
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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, non-invasive 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. |
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Aerobic fitness Exercise ability Recreational fitness Cardiovascular fitness Fitness indication VO2max |
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