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Comparison of the Resting Metabolic Rate in Athlete and Non-athlete Population
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | Purpose Measurement of basal and resting metabolic rate (BMR and RMR) seems appropriate to detect complement a healthy lifestyle. Higher energy expenditure at rest helps with weight loss in people with overweight and obesity. The aim of this contribution is to compare values of resting metabolic rate of athlete and non-athlete population. Methods Eighteen women (19-26 years old) were examined by Metalyzer 3B (Cortex) device. We have two groups: 9 women (64 kg, 170cm) in athlete population (with regular physical activity three or more hours per week) and 9 women (61 kg, 168cm) non-athlete population (with physical activity up to 1 hour per week). This measurement took place at our laboratory at the Faculty of Sports Studies at the Masaryk University. Results We didn`t prove statistically significant difference between outcomes of the resting metabolic rate of athlete population, where the average value came up to about 7958 kJ/d (with predicted 6780 kJ/d ) and the sample of non-athlete population with average values about 7128 kJ/d d (with predicted 6666 kJ/d ). Average heart rate during measuring was 64 beats per minute in athlete and 68 beats per minute in non-athlete. Conclusions Also our hypothesis was not confirmed statistically, but we think the real significance is established. In the future, we recommend a similar measurement on large sample of people. |