Affiliation:
1. Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, Department for physical
activity in public health, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Köln,
Germany
2. Cologne Centre for Prevention in Childhood and Youth/Heart
Centre Cologne, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Germany
Abstract
AbstractEndurance performance tests directly measuring cardiorespiratory fitness are
complex, but field tests indirectly assessing maximum oxygen uptake
(VO2max) are an alternative. This study aimed to validate the
6-minute run test in adults, comparing it to the established shuttle run test,
and to create reference equations. The cross-over design involved healthy adults
aged 18–65 undertaking both tests, separated by a two-hour interval. The
6-minute run test required participants to run around a volleyball court for six
minutes, aiming to maximize distance covered. The shuttle run involved
participants covering 20 meters in defined time intervals at increasing speeds.
Parameters measured included 6-minute run test distance, heart rates, calculated
maximum oxygen uptake during the shuttle run, and total shuttle count. The study
enrolled 250 participants (134 men and 116 women). Men averaged 1195.7 m
(SD=161.4), while women averaged 1051.2 m (SD=148.0) in
six minutes. The strongest correlation was found between the distance covered in
the 6-minute run test and the total shuttle count (r=0.91,
p<0.001). Two predictive models for 6-minute run test distance were
developed and normative values for different sex-specific age clusters were
established. The study showed that the 6-minute run test is valid as a practical
endurance test for adults aged 18–65.
Subject
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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