this study will compare two warm-up methods before cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in recreationally active young adults. Participants will complete treadmill walking or TRX suspension warm-up, followed by a treadmill exercise test to exhaustion. The investigators to determine whether suspension warm-up produces similar peak oxygen uptake (VO2max) and cardiopulmonary responses as treadmill walking.
CPET is the gold standard for assessing aerobic fitness. Warm-up procedures may influence outcomes. Traditional CPET warm-up uses walking or cycling, but suspension training provides a dynamic, full-body option. This randomized, counterbalanced crossover study will compare VO₂max and secondary outcomes (time to exhaustion, HRmax, RER, VE, BP, VT) after treadmill vs suspension training warm-up. The primary analysis is a non-inferiority test with a 5% margin for VO₂max.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
6 minutes treadmill walking at comfortable self-selected pace, 0% incline.
6 minutes TRX suspension warm-up (reverse lunges 45s, squats 60s, jump squats 45s, rows 30s, push-ups 30s, with 30s rests).
Monmouth University Graduate Center Room 222
West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
VO₂peak (mL·kg-¹·min-¹)
VO₂peak measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) following each warm-up condition.
Time frame: Immediately following each warm-up condition during two laboratory visits, separated by at least 48 hours
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