VO ₂ MAX, SPIROMETERS, RESPIRATION AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL STUFF By me, Joseph, who else? Castiel?

WHAT VO ₂ MAX DOES + HOW IT WORKS WORKS  VO2Max test will measure aerobic fitness.  Equipment required: ◦ Oxygen and carbon dioxide analyzers ◦ Heart Rate Monitor ◦ Stop Watch ◦ Turbine Ventilometer ◦ Treadmill  Athlete’s/Subject’s VO2Max is reached when: ◦ Plateau in oxygen uptake ◦ Max heart rate reached ◦ Exhaustion ◦ Respiratory exchange ratio of 1.15 or greater  Directly measures body oxygen consumption  Measure max heart rate during test * Sorry for dollars ($) in pic on left, they don’t sell them for pounds apparently XD  VO2 max is a measure of the maximum volume of oxygen that an athlete can use. It is measured in milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute (ml/kg/min).

THE VO ₂ MAX TEST HELPS AN ATHLETE BY: Telling them their current peak of aerobic performance, which can tell them how they need to improve Can also be used for checkpoints to see how much different types of training effect their VO ₂ max. Teaches them some Biology. Linked to respiration because the max O ₂ is the level that the body can perform at until it needs to start anaerobic respiration.

Test measures the amount of air you can blow out after taking in a deep breath. Measures for two numbers: Forced Vital Capacity (the amount of air you can forcefully blow out) and Forced Expiratory Volume (the amount of air you can blow out in the first second of exhalation). SPIROMETRY:  Why is a Spirometry test important? Spirometry test how well your lungs work. The results reveal: How much air you lungs can hold How quickly you can move air in and out of your lungs How well your lungs exchange oxygen in and carbon dioxide out. The healthier you are, the better the results. Equipment needed: Spirometer- A device with a mouth piece attached to a recording device. EquipmentPrice Spirometer$ Mouth Pieces $50.00 Erm… its not what it looks like… Promise… ↓ FFS still in dollars  ↑

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RESPIRATION In physiology, respiration is defined as the transport of oxygen from the outside air to the cells within tissues, and the transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction.

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