This study sought to determine how V˙O2max and %body fat are related to the differences between male marathon club members and Non-exercise members. Marathon club members were competed pro and amateur level games for 6 months to 5 years. Subjects wer...
This study sought to determine how V˙O2max and %body fat are related to the differences between male marathon club members and Non-exercise members. Marathon club members were competed pro and amateur level games for 6 months to 5 years. Subjects were 200 male non-exercisers and amateur marathon runners selected from several clubs, who ran at least 30km×wk(-1) for 6 months to 5 years. V˙O2max was measured on a treadmill and %body fat by bio-impedance method. The results, mean and standard deviation, were obtained by Independent-Sample t-test and the significant level p was set at 0.05 the result were as follows. V˙O2max in the marathon club members were 55.0±9.4㎖/㎏/min and non-exercisers were 44.3±9.8㎖/㎏/min. The V˙O2max measured on the treadmill was significantly higher(p=0.05) in the club marathon runners as compared to the non-exercisers, and they showed significantly negative correlation(p=0.01) between two groups. The results of the %Body fat in the marathon club members were 14.1±4.8% and non-exercisers were 17.5±5.0%. The %Body fat measured by bioimpedance method was significantly higher(p=0.05) in the club marathon runners as compared to the non-exercisers, and statistically they showed significantly negative correlation(p=0.01) between two groups.