The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator : a pilot study

dc.contributor.authorJanse van Rensburg, Dina Christina
dc.contributor.authorGrant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)
dc.contributor.authorAudrey; Janse van Rensburg
dc.contributor.authorBotha, R.P.G. (Roelf Petrus Gerhardus)
dc.contributor.authorWood, Paola Silvia
dc.contributor.authorNolte, Kim
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Lizelle
dc.contributor.authorDu Toit, Peet J.
dc.contributor.authorPepper, Michael Sean
dc.contributor.authorKruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst)
dc.contributor.emailchrista.jansevanrensburg@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-04T09:17:57Z
dc.date.available2017-05-04T09:17:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND : 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.departmentBiokinetics, Sport and Leisure Sciencesen_ZA
dc.description.departmentSports Medicineen_ZA
dc.description.departmentStatisticsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch was partly funded by Momentum, South Africa (Reference No.: TP1208066080).en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJanse 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.issn1025-9848 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2071-9736 (online)
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.07.005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/60233
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_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.subjectAerobic fitnessen_ZA
dc.subjectExercise abilityen_ZA
dc.subjectRecreational fitnessen_ZA
dc.subjectCardiovascular fitnessen_ZA
dc.subjectFitness indicationen_ZA
dc.subjectVO2maxen_ZA
dc.subject.otherHealth sciences articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.titleThe FitTrack Index as fitness indicator : a pilot studyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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