Valoración de la capacidad aeróbica máxima en triatletas de la federación deportiva del Azuay. Julio 2023 - Diciembre 2023

Abstract

Background: The maximum oxygen consumption is an indicator of the endurance capacity that the athlete maintains in the course of his competition that allows to know, maintain and increase the intensity of the exercise progressively. Objective: To determine the maximum aerobic capacity through the George Fisher test in triathletes of the Federación Deportiva del Azuay, during the period July - December 2023. Methodology: The study was quantitative, observational, descriptive, and transversal in athletes of the Federación Deportiva del Azuay through the application of the George Fisher test, determining the VO2max. The data collected were placed in an Excel database and processed in SPSS 25.0 software to characterize the variables through table analysis and the relationship between them and maximum oxygen consumption. Results: The triathletes with the highest prevalence are between 14 and 15 years old; the age of 17 years old mostly reach the maximum oxygen consumption condition, mainly of male gender. Seventy-six percent of the sample had a normal BMI. 71% of the athletes who have been practicing sports for more than one year obtained a maximum aerobic condition and a favorable BMI. Conclusions: The evaluation of VO2 Max in triathletes of the Federación Deportiva del Azuay allowed establishing statistically significant relationships between age, BMI, training time with maximum aerobic capacity in athletes, thus, it is concluded that this test is a basic test in the follow-up of physical condition and cardiopulmonary capacity.