Calculation of caloric expenditure for elastic resistance training in upper and lower body exercise
Date
2013-05Author
Robillard, Travis Joseph-McCoy
Advisor
Patterson, Jeremy A.Metadata
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Caloric expenditure of hundreds of activities, including conditioning exercises,
occupational activities such as masonry work, self-care activities such as dressing, and
lawn care activities such as mowing, have been previously reported (Ainsworth et al.,
2000). However, there is little research that has been done in this specific area of MET
calculation in regards to elastic resistance training. Elastic resistance training is a type of
training in which one uses an elastic band to create tension during resistance/strength
exercise. While there are a variety of ways to evaluate exercise intensity, METs
(Metabolic Equivalence of Tasks) were used to evaluate the energy cost for elastic
resistance exercises. The purpose of this study was to determine the METs and caloric
expenditure per minute associated with elastic resistance exercise. 15 undergraduate and
graduate exercise science students (6 male; 9 female) ages 18-25 (21.60 plus/minus 1.99 years),
completed 10 repetitions of 10 upper and lower body exercises using two different
strengths of Thera-bands (blue; black). METs and caloric expenditure were calculated
from participants' relative oxygen consumption. Data were analyzed and a significant
difference (p<0.01) was found between upper and lower body exercise as well as between
the blue and black elastic bands. Lower body exercises performed by the black Theraband
yielded significantly (p<0.01) higher energy costs (5.13kcal plus/minus 1.54; 3.85 MET plus/minus 0.5)
compared to pre-exercise (2.06kcal plus/minus 0.67; 1.57MET plus/minus .046), black upper body
(4.06kcal plus/minus 1.17; 3.05 MET plus/minus 0.44), blue upper body (3.94kcal plus/minus 1.24; 2.95 MET plus/minus 0.43)
and blue lower body (4.69kcal plus/minus 1.48; 3.51 MET plus/minus 0.49) trials. In conclusion, individuals
burned more calories with greater resistance and during lower body exercise. The
exercise program fit ACSM's MET guidelines for a moderate-intensity exercise.
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Thesis (M.Ed.)--Wichita State University, College of Education, Dept. of Human Performance Studies