The metabolic costs of activities associated with deer hunting : (Vol. 12,2).
Deer hunting is a popular recreational activity with serious implications involving cardiovascular events. Previous studies have demonstrated large heart rate (HR) responses during deer hunting activities. This study compared the HR and metabolic costs of maximal treadmill (TM) exercise to simulated...
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| Format: | Thesis Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Summary: | Deer hunting is a popular recreational activity with serious implications involving cardiovascular events. Previous studies have demonstrated large heart rate (HR) responses during deer hunting activities. This study compared the HR and metabolic costs of maximal treadmill (TM) exercise to simulated hiking while deer hunting and to dragging a deer. Healthy male volunteers (n=16) performed a maximal TM exercise test, a 0.5 mile hiking test, and a 0.25 mile dragging test over lightly rolling terrain. VO2 was measured by a portable spirometer and HR by radiotelemetry. Subjects averaged 74.0+/-7.0% and 89.1+/-4.5% of peak TM HR during the hike and drag, respectively. They also achieved a peak of 83.2+/-6.0% and 94.9+/-4.2% of peak TM HR, respectively. Subjects averaged 62.2+/-15.8% and achieved a peak of 77.2+/-19.0% of TM VO2 while hiking. This corresponded to 86.8+/-17.3% and 108.1+/-22.3% of ventilatory threshold (VT), respectively. Subjects averaged 72.3+/-21.0% and achieved a peak of 91.2+/-21.4% of peak TM VO2 while dragging the deer. This corresponded to 101.5+/-27.7% and 128.5+/-26.8% of VT, respectively. The VO2/HR relationship showed significant (p<0.05) difference between the dragging test and the hiking and TM tests. The VO2/HR relationship between the hiking and TM tests was comparable. In part, the high rate of cardiovascular complications associated with deer hunting is attributable to the elevated metabolic costs of associated activities, specifically, dragging a deer. |
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| Item Description: | [Advisor:] Jeffrey Steffen. |
| Physical Description: | 56 pgs. : 1 microfiche |
