International Clinical and Medical Case Reports Journal (ISSN: 2832-5788) | Volume 2, Issue 15 | Research Article | Open Access
Vijay Selvan N*
Gladies Kamalam S1, Vijay Selvan N2*, Akshaya NK3
1Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, KMCT College of Allied Health Sciences, Kozhikode, India
2Professor and HOD, Department of Physiotherapy, KMCT College of Allied Health Sciences, Kozhikode, India
3Intern, Department of Physiotherapy, KMCT College of Allied Health Sciences, Kozhikode, India
*Correspondence to: Vijay Selvan N
Fulltext PDFBackground of Study: Excessive accumulation of fat in the body considered as overweight, which can be assessed by Body mass index. In overweight individuals the aerobic capacity is relatively less, when compared to normal weight individuals. 12-minute walk test is a very useful and reliable assessment tool for the evaluation of aerobic fitness and capacity on overweight healthy population. Objective:To analyze the effect of 12-minute walk test on overweight healthy collegiate population, thereby to understand the aerobic fitness of these subjects using max. Methods:This experimental study was conducted on 20 subjects including 18 females and 2 males, within the age group 18 to 25 years. Height and weight of the subjects were taken and their body mass was analyzed using BMI. Aerobic fitness of the subjects can be evaluated by 12-minute walk test (COOPER TEST). Distance traveled with 12 minutes was recorded and their VO2 max was also calculated. Result:The mean and standard deviation for BMI is 26.435 ± 1.045 and for 12-minute walk/ run test is 1848.25 ± 193.5. The mean and standard deviation for VO2 max is 29.319 ± 4.32. When the BMI increases, aerobic endurance in those individuals become also higher accordingly. Conclusion:The overweight participants become weaker when they completed overweight. When compared to normal weight pupils, overweight individuals had worse aerobic fitness and capacity with a close association of the variables. The study concluded that there will be significant effect of 12-minute walk/ run test on overweight healthy collegiate population.
Overweight; BMI; Cooper’s 12-minute walk/ run test; Physical activity
Gladies Kamalam S, Vijay Selvan N, Akshaya NK. Effect of 12 Minute Walk/Run Test on Overweight Healthy Collegiate Population. Int Clinc Med Case Rep Jour. 2023;2(15):1-8.