P-3-10-07
JOGGING AND WALKING TESTS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF AEROBIC CAPACITY IN MIDDLE-AGED FEMALES
Karin Tammik, Toivo Jurimae (Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia)
The aim of this investigation was to study the possibilities to use different jogging and walking tests in order to measure maximal O2 consumption (VO2max) indirectly in middle-aged females (n=30, 51.03±7.9 yrs, 162.2±3.36 cm, 69.33±10.18 kg, BMI 26.26±3.63, body fat% 33.82±5.80). Twenty- minute jogging and walking tests were used in the indoor track in the different days. The time for distance covering and the subjects heart rate (HR, SPORT-TESTER PE-3000, Finland) were recorded at 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 2000m and 2500m. Furthermore, the covered distance and the subjects HR were measured in one minute interval starting from the 3rd minute of the test. The VO2max was measured directly using stepwise increasing walking to maximum on a treadmill. Only 5 females were able to jog 20 minutes without any stops. The average HR was between 157-165 beats x min-1. Nobody did not stop the walking test before 20 minutes (HR: 131-144 beats x min-1). The mean VO2max/kg was 28.11±4.26ml x min-1 x kg-1. In jogging test, the distance covered within eight, nine and 10 minutes was significantly correlated with directly measured VO2max (r=0.437-0.442; p<0.05). The walking distance from the beginning of the 5th minute to the end of test (20 min) significantly correlated with VO2max (r=0.409-0.594). The correlations did not increase significantly after the 9th minute of walking (r=0.541). It was concluded that the jogging tests are not eligible and the nine minute walking test is the best for middle-aged females.
P-3-11-01
POSITION OF CZECH SPAS IN REHABILITATION
M. Kadlec / Czech Med. Association /, J. Calta / Public Health Insurance Institute / M. Sarova, / Kurhaus Richmond, Carlsbad /, Czech Republic
Spa treatment is a tradicional treatment-art in Europe in common. In the territory of Czech Republic there are about 40 localities with a statute of natural health resort with about 20,000 beds for spa treatment.
The traditional spa treatment utilizes mineral waters for drinking and/or bathing, turf, muds, natural radioactive water or gas.
During the last years, a versatility in spa-treatment arises : health resort institutions for movement system disorders treatment becomes similar organisation and treatment methods as the ordinary rehabilitation institutes. Even the vocational rehabilitation takes place in the health resorts. The physicians, working in health resorts for movement system disorders, are specialists in rehabilitation and physical medicine. In this way a capacity of about 12,000 beds may be used for rehabilitation reasons.
In October, 1998 will a world congress on health resort and rehabilitation medicine take place in Czech Republic / Carlsbad, Prague, Luhacovice /. Welcome to it!
