Oxygen Consumption

The amount of oxygen consumed (VO₂) is calculated by multiplying the VE (corrected to STDP) by the difference in oxygen concentration of inspired and expired air.

The maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂max or aerobic capacity) is the highest oxygen uptake that a subject is capable of attaining during exhaustive exercise and is a measure of cardiorespiratory fitness.

In this experiment you should measure the maximum VO₂ attained by your subject. This is only equivalent to VO₂max if VO₂ is seen to plateau at the highest workloads.

Measure VO₂ at each workload.

Reminder: keep entering the same subject information and print a copy of any charts drawn.