(XIV.) Ergometry
Physiology I - practicals
Physiology department LF MU, 2015 © Eva Závodná




application of low workload in order to increas tissue perfusion and improve joints mobility
recording of resting values
exposure of examined person to graduated physical work
workload of low intensity supporting catabolites removal (lactic acid), helping heart rate
recovery, reducing vertigo and collapses (due to after-work hypotension)
follow-up after exercise




Performance [W] or [W/kg]
200
180
160
140
120
100
90
Up to 180 beats/min heart rate increases LINEARLY
(if workload increases continually)
W170
W170
W170 : Index describing work capacity at heart rate of 170 beats/min.

A
G
E
Men
Women
[W]
[W/kg]
[W]
[W/kg]
18
178
2,7
103
1,8
20
185
2,7
106
1,8
22
190
2,7
107
1,8
25
193
2,7
109
1,8
30
194
2,6
112
1,8
35
195
2,6
115
1,8
40
195
2,5
118
1,8
45
195
2,4
121
1,8
Population norms (Heller, 2005)
W170 : Index describing work capacity at heart rate of 170 beats/min