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Kwak, Bae, Min, Park, Kim, Kim, Kim, and Kim: Cardiorespiratory Responses of Pilots to Maximal Exercise Loading
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Korean Circulation Journal

Korean Circulation Journal 1994; 24(1): 99-104.

Published online: 28 February 1994

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1994.24.1.99

Cardiorespiratory Responses of Pilots to Maximal Exercise Loading

Choong Hwan Kwak, M.D., Jae Hoon Bae, M.D., Tae Hyung Min, M.D., Hi Myung Park, M.D., Yoo Jin Kim, M.B.A., Yoo Young Kim, Ph.D., Yoo Moon Kim, M.D., Jong Suk Kim, M.D.

Copyright © 1994 The Korean Society of Circulation

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Abstract

Background

To provide some fundamental physiological basis for the physical training of pilots to improve orthostatic intolerance, cardiorespiratory responses to the symptom-limited maximal exercise loading were studied in pilots and non-pilots, and the results were compared.

Method

Cardiorespiratory reponses to the symptom-limited maximal exercise loading by Bruce protocol was studied in 11 pilots and 11 matched controls (non-pilots).

Results

Comparisons of various data at maximal exercise in the pilots with those in the controls revealed that RR, VE/M2, VE/VO2, VE/VCO2, VT/VC and VE/MVV as well as HR, VO2, O2 pulse and AT showed no significant difference.

Conclusion

The fact that the aerobic power in the pilots is not superior to that in the controls seems to emphasisze the necessity of aerobic endurance training along with muscular strength training to improve orthostatic tolerance of pilots flying modern high-performance aircrafts.

Keywords: Pilots, Aerobic exercise training, Orthostatic tolerance

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