The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator : a pilot study

Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Audrey; Janse van Rensburg; Botha, R.P.G. (Roelf Petrus Gerhardus); Wood, Paola Silvia; Nolte, Kim; Fletcher, Lizelle; Du Toit, Peet J.; Pepper, Michael Sean; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst)

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dc.contributor.author	Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina
dc.contributor.author	Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)
dc.contributor.author	Audrey; Janse van Rensburg
dc.contributor.author	Botha, R.P.G. (Roelf Petrus Gerhardus)
dc.contributor.author	Wood, Paola Silvia
dc.contributor.author	Nolte, Kim
dc.contributor.author	Fletcher, Lizelle
dc.contributor.author	Du Toit, Peet J.
dc.contributor.author	Pepper, Michael Sean
dc.contributor.author	Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst)
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-04T09:17:57Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-04T09:17:57Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND : The FitTrack Index is a web-based programme developed in South Africa and widely used by athletes to indicate their fitness. A need exists for a self-managed, noninvasive tool to evaluate and categorise health-related fitness in different population groups. The aim of this study was to compare the FitTrack Index with a reliable measure of cardio-respiratory fitness as indicated by maximal oxygen uptake (direct VO2max). METHODS AND RESULTS : During a 12-week cross-sectional, descriptive pilot study the direct laboratory tested VO2max indicated a moderate to strong correlation with the FitTrack Index (Spearman's rho ¼ 0.439, p ¼ 0.089 at baseline; Spearman's rho ¼ 0.853, p < 0.001 after 12 weeks). CONCLUSIONS : These results suggest that the web-based FitTrack Index may be considered an appropriate tool to evaluate exercise capacity and cardiovascular fitness in healthy individuals following an aerobic training programme.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Biokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciences	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Sports Medicine	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Statistics	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2017	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Research was partly funded by Momentum, South Africa (Reference No.: TP1208066080).	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Janse van Rensburg, DC, Grant, CC, Jansen van Rensburg, A, Botha, RPG, Wood, PS, Nolte, K, Fletcher, L, Du Toit, PJ, Pepper, MS & Kruger, PE 2016, 'The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator : a pilot study', Health SA Gesondheid, vol. 21, pp. 431.436.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1025-9848 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2071-9736 (online)
dc.identifier.other	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.07.005
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60233
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Elsevier	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2016 The Authors. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Johannesburg University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Aerobic fitness	en_ZA
dc.subject	Exercise ability	en_ZA
dc.subject	Recreational fitness	en_ZA
dc.subject	Cardiovascular fitness	en_ZA
dc.subject	Fitness indication	en_ZA
dc.subject	VO2max	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Health sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.other	SDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.title	The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator : a pilot study	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA