Event Title
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Responses to Submaximal Exercise
Faculty Mentor
Kelly Massey
Keywords
Kelly Massey
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure and heart rate responses to submaximal exercise. Thirty-nine (39) normal, healthy females between the ages of 18- 35 were grouped into two (2) categories based on BMI: Normal (18.0 – 24.9 kg/m2) and Overweight/Obese (>25 kg/m2), and then participated in a submaximal YMCA Cycle Ergometer exercise test on a cycle ergometer. Each subject completed three (3) minute exercise stages with the cycle set at an intensity of 25Watts (W), 50W, and 75W. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were measured and recorded three (3) times during each workload before proceeding to the next work rate. After the submaximal heart rate was attained, the subject went through a cool down phase on the cycle and blood pressure and heart rate was recorded each minute. Body composition was measured using the skinfold technique and grip strength and flexibility were also assessed. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and correlations. The results indicate that healthy normotensive individuals with higher BMI values do not elicit higher BP or HR responses when exercising at submaximal exercise intensities.
Session Name:
Poster Presentation Session #2 - Poster #48
Start Date
4-4-2014 12:15 PM
End Date
4-4-2014 1:00 PM
Location
HSB 3rd Floor Student Commons
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Responses to Submaximal Exercise
HSB 3rd Floor Student Commons
The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure and heart rate responses to submaximal exercise. Thirty-nine (39) normal, healthy females between the ages of 18- 35 were grouped into two (2) categories based on BMI: Normal (18.0 – 24.9 kg/m2) and Overweight/Obese (>25 kg/m2), and then participated in a submaximal YMCA Cycle Ergometer exercise test on a cycle ergometer. Each subject completed three (3) minute exercise stages with the cycle set at an intensity of 25Watts (W), 50W, and 75W. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were measured and recorded three (3) times during each workload before proceeding to the next work rate. After the submaximal heart rate was attained, the subject went through a cool down phase on the cycle and blood pressure and heart rate was recorded each minute. Body composition was measured using the skinfold technique and grip strength and flexibility were also assessed. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and correlations. The results indicate that healthy normotensive individuals with higher BMI values do not elicit higher BP or HR responses when exercising at submaximal exercise intensities.