A study on the influence of varied rest intervals and moderate prior exercise on cardio-respirtory performance

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the influence of different rest intervals with a moderate prior exercise on the cardio respiratory performance of 20 Physical Education students who were the members of different university teams. In order to gather the required data, a treadmill run was designed to raise the heart rate (HR) approximately to 140bpm which maintained for 2 minutes. After the PE, the participantparticipants were rested for 30, 60, 90, and 120 seconds before starting a maximal run on a treadmill to exhaustion. They also performed criterion task (CT) once without any prior exercise (PE). When analyzed, it was found that the performance following PE+30 seconds was significantly better than all other groups.