Effect of treadmills versus cycle ergometer on selected cardiovascular parameters in young athletes

Sports Nutrition and Ortho Congress

December 08-09, 2016 | Philadelphia, USA

Abeer Ahmed Abdelhameed

University of Sharjah, UAE

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Sports Med Doping Stud

Abstract :

Background: Increase in the rate of sudden death among the elite athletes over the past few years highlights the issues regarding protocol of training. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to compare between the effects of two different exercises testing tools on selective cardiopulmonary parameters in young athletes. Subject: In this study, 30 young male athletes with an age ranged from 18-25 were considered. Method: Two tests were performed for each participant with 24 hours at least in between. First test was on treadmill following Bruce protocol for 20 min, second test was on cycle ergometer protocol for 20 min. Results: The present study showed a marked significant difference of the effect of treadmill exercise test compared to cycle ergometer test on selected cardiopulmonary parameters, statistical results showed increase in all of the heart rate, systolic blood pressure, SaO2, rate pressure product and rating of perceived exertion in treadmill testing compared to the cycling ergometer testing. Conclusion: The study revealed that using treadmill impose greater load on cardio than the cycle ergometer.

Biography :

Email: aabdelhamed@sharjah.ac.ae