The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator : a pilot study
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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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Elsevier
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.
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Aerobic fitness, Exercise ability, Recreational fitness, Cardiovascular fitness, Fitness indication, VO2max
Sustainable Development Goals
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.