The Bruce treadmill protocol: does walking or running during the fourth stage alter oxygen consumption values?

摘要

Conclusions. When testing endurance trained males, modality, age and height are not factors in differences of VO_2 values dur- ing the 4th stage of the Bruce treadmill test but learning effect could be. Objective. To investigate heart rate (HR) and relative oxygen Consumption (VO_2) measures during two model (walking or Running stage four) of the Bruce treadmill protocol.