Physiological strain during kitchen work in relation to maximal and task-specific peak values

摘要

Six female and three male subjects form a hospital kitchen volunteered for the study. The subjects were working on a conveyor belt collecting and sorting dirty plates, glasses and cutlery for cleaning. In the study, a medical examination, a maximal clinical exercise test with a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and a maximal arm cranking test were performed in the laboratory. Further, each subject was studied for 30 min during a normal work shift in the kitchen. Oxygen uptake (VO_2) and heart rate (HR) were continuously registered.