A Comparison of Warm-Up Effects on Maximal Aerobic Exercise Performance in Children

Avery D. Faigenbaum (), Jie Kang, Michael DiFiore, Caitlyn Finnerty, Andy Garcia, LeeAnn Cipriano, Jill A. Bush and Nicholas A. Ratamess
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Avery D. Faigenbaum: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
Jie Kang: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
Michael DiFiore: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
Caitlyn Finnerty: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
Andy Garcia: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
LeeAnn Cipriano: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
Jill A. Bush: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
Nicholas A. Ratamess: Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-8

Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the warm-up effects of treadmill walking (TW) with a dynamic (DY) bodyweight warm-up on maximal aerobic exercise performance in children. Sixteen children (10.9 ± 1.5 vrs) were tested for peak oxygen uptake (VO 2 peak) on 2 nonconsecutive days following different 6 min warm-up protocols. TW consisted of walking on a motor-driven treadmill at 2.2 mph and 0% grade whereas the DY warm-up consisted of 9 body weight movements including dynamic stretches, lunges, and jumps. Maximal heart rate was significantly higher following DY than TW (193.9 ± 6.2 vs. 191.6 ± 6.1 bpm, respectively; p = 0.008). VO 2 peak (54.8 ± 9.6 vs. 51.8 ± 8.7 mL/kg/min; p = 0.09), maximal minute ventilation (68.9 ± 14.8 vs. 64.9 ± 9.4 L/min; p = 0.27), maximal respiratory exchange ratio (1.12 ± 0.1 vs. 1.11 ± 0.1; p = 0.85) and total exercise time (614.0 ± 77.1 vs. 605 ± 95.0 s; p = 0.55) did not differ significantly between DY and TM warm-ups, respectively. These findings indicate that the design of the warm-up protocol can influence the heart rate response to maximal aerobic exercise and has a tendency to influence VO 2 peak. A DY warm-up could be a viable alternative to a TW warm-up prior to maximal exercise testing in children.

Keywords: cardiopulmonary; dynamic warm-up; exercise test; heart rate; youth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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