TY - JOUR T1 - A progressive shuttle run test to estimate maximal oxygen uptake. JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 141 LP - 144 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.22.4.141 VL - 22 IS - 4 AU - R Ramsbottom AU - J Brewer AU - C Williams Y1 - 1988/12/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/22/4/141.abstract N2 - The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity of using a 20 m progressive shuttle run test to estimate maximal oxygen uptake. Running ability was described as the final level attained on the shuttle run test and as time on a 5 km run. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) was determined directly for seventy-four volunteers (36 men, 38 women) who also completed the shuttle run test. Maximal oxygen uptake values were 58.5 +/- 7.0 and 47.4 +/- 6.1 ml.kg-1.min-1 for the men and women respectively (mean +/- SD, P less than 0.01). The levels attained on the shuttle run test were 12.6 +/- 1.5 (men) and 9.6 +/- 1.8 (women; P less than 0.01). The correlation between VO2 max and shuttle level was 0.92. The correlation between VO2 max and the 5 km run was -0.94 and the correlation between both field tests was -0.96. The results of this study suggest that a progressive shuttle run test provides a valid estimate of VO2 max and indicates 5 km running potential in active men and women. ER -