Avery D. Faigenbaum, Jie Kang, Nicholas A. Ratamess, Anne C. Farrell, Stephanie Golda, Andrew Stranieri, Jordan Coe, Jill A. Bush
The purpose of this study was to quantify the acute cardiometabolic responses to a novel training rope (TR) protocol in children. Fifteen boys (10.6 ± 1.4 years) were tested for peak oxygen uptake (V[Combining Dot Above]O2) on a treadmill and subsequently (2–7 days later) performed a progressive 10-minute protocol of 5 TR exercises (EX): EX1: standing side-to-side waves, EX2: seated alternating waves, EX3: standing alternating waves, EX4: jumping jacks, and EX5: double-arm slams. Participants performed 2 sets of each TR exercise for 30 seconds per set with a 30-second rest interval between sets and exercises. A 12.8-m TR (4.1 kg) was used for all trials, and a metronome was used to standardize cadence. Peak values for V[Combining Dot Above]O2 and HR during the treadmill test were 47.4 ± 8.8 ml·kg-1·min-1 and 195.1 ± 6.6 b·min–1, respectively. During the TR protocol, mean V[Combining Dot Above]O2 and HR significantly increased (p <= 0.05) from set 1 of EX1 (10.3 ± 2.6 ml·kg-1·min-1 and 103.2 ± 11.6 b·min–1, respectively) to set 2 of EX5 (30.0 ± 3.9 ml·kg-1·min-1 and 168.6 ± 11.8 b·min–1, respectively). Percentage of peak V[Combining Dot Above]O2 and peak HR values attained during the TR protocol ranged from 21.5 to 64.8% and from 52.9 to 86.4%, respectively. These descriptive data indicate that TR exercise can pose a moderate to vigorous cardiometabolic stimulus in children and with proper supervision and instruction may serve as a worthwhile complement to youth fitness programs.
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