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I-VO2 max ikala ukuthi umzimba wakho uwasebenzisa kahle kanjani umoya-mpilo ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca okunzima. I-VO2 max ephezulu isho amandla enhliziyo namaphaphu aqinile. Ukufunda ukuthi ungayithuthukisa kanjani i-VO2 max kungakusiza ugijime ibanga elide, ukhwele izitebhisi kalula, futhi wehlise ingozi yesifo senhliziyo. Ucwaningo oluvela kwi-American Heart Association luxhumanisa izikolo eziphakeme ze-VO2 max nokuphila isikhathi eside nempilo engcono yesikhathi eside.
Lo mhlahlandlela uchaza ukuthi kusho ukuthini i-VO2 max, ukuthi ungayihlola kanjani eyakho, nokuthi ungayinyusa kanjani ngokusebenzisa ukuqeqeshwa okufakazelwe. Uzothola ishadi elicacile elisekelwe ebudaleni, izinhlelo ezilula zokuzivocavoca, nezimpendulo zemibuzo ejwayelekile mayelana nokufaneleka kwe-cardio.
I-VO2 max imele i-oxygen uptake enkulu. Iyona oxygen eningi (ngama-milliliters) umzimba wakho ongayisebenzisa ngekhilogremu yesisindo somzimba ngomzuzu (mL/kg/min) ngesikhathi somzamo omkhulu. Yicabange njengosayizi wenjini yakho ye-aerobic.
Inhliziyo yakho, amaphaphu, igazi, nemisipha konke kusebenza ndawonye ukuletha nokusebenzisa umoya-mpilo. Inombolo ephakeme isho ukuthi umzimba wakho usebenza kahle kakhulu. Abasubathi abaqeqeshiwe njengabadlali bebhayisikili nabasubathi be-cross-country bavame ukuba nezikolo ezingaphezu kuka-70 mL/kg/min, kanti abantu abadala abaningi banamaphuzu aphakathi kuka-30 no-50.
Ungathuthukisa i-VO2 max ngokuhlanganisa ukuqeqeshwa kwe-high-intensity interval training (HIIT), i-cardio eqhubekayo, kanye nokusebenza kwamandla phezu kwamasonto angu-8 kuya ku-12. Abaqalayo abaningi bathola u-10–20% ngemihlangano emithathu noma emine ngeviki. Ukwanda okukhulu kuza kusuka kumahhala amafushane, aqinile alandelwa izikhathi zokuphumula ezilula.
Nansi izindlela eziphumelela kakhulu zokukhuphula i-VO2 max:
Ukuvivinya umzimba kwe-HIIT: Guquguquka imizuzu emi-4 yomzamo oqinile nemizuzu emi-3 yokuphumula okulula, kuphindaphindwe izikhathi ezine.
Ukugijima kwe-Tempo: Gijima ngesivinini esithi "sikhululekile kodwa siyinselele" imizuzu engu-20–30.
I-cardio eqhubekayo ende: Hamba, ugibele ibhayisikili, noma ubhukude ngesivinini esimaphakathi imizuzu engu-45–60.
Ukuqeqeshwa ezintabeni noma ezitebhisini: Kungeza ukumelana futhi kuphakamise kakhulu izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yakho.
Ukuzivocavoca okuhlukahlukene: Hlanganisa ukugijima, ukugibela ibhayisikili, nokugwedla ukusebenzisa imisipha ehlukene.
I-meta-analysis e-Sports Medicine ithole ukuthi i-HIIT ikhuphula i-VO2 max cishe izikhathi ezimbili kune-cardio engaguquki ngesikhathi esifanayo sokuqeqeshwa. Uma umusha ekuzivocavoceni, qala kancane futhi ungeze amandla kancane ukuze ugweme ukulimala.
Ukuze uthole iziphakamiso zokuzivocavoca ezenziwe ngendlela oyifisayo, uhlelo lokusebenza lomngane wezempilo lwe-August AI lungakusiza ukuthi ubhalise izikhathi futhi ulungise uhlelo lwakho njengoba ukufaneleka kwakho kukhula. Kuyindlela elula yokukhulisa i-VO2 max ngaphandle kokuqagela.
Ishadi le-VO2 max likhombisa ukuthi isikolo sakho sihlala kuphi uma siqhathaniswa nabanye. I-VO2 max ngobudala yehla cishe ngo-10% njalo eminyakeni eyishumi ngemuva kweminyaka engu-30, ngakho-ke izigaba ezisekelwe ebudaleni ziyabaluleka. Izinombolo ezingezansi zivela kumazinga okufaneleka e-Cooper Institute asetshenziswa kabanzi.
Amadoda (mL/kg/min)
|
Ubuhlobo |
Kakhulu |
Kuhle |
Ngokuvamile |
Ngaphansi Kwesilinganiso |
|
20–29 |
≥55 |
46–54 |
38–45 |
<38 |
|
30–39 |
≥52 |
43–51 |
35–42 |
<35 |
|
40–49 |
≥50 |
41–49 |
33–40 |
<33 |
|
50–59 |
≥45 |
36–44 |
29–35 |
<29 |
|
60+ |
≥40 |
32–39 |
26–31 |
<26 |
Abesifazane (mL/kg/min)
|
Ubuhlobo |
Kakhulu |
Kuhle |
Ngokuvamile |
Ngaphansi Kwesilinganiso |
|
20–29 |
≥49 |
39–48 |
31–38 |
<31 |
|
30–39 |
≥45 |
36–44 |
29–35 |
<29 |
|
40–49 |
≥42 |
33–41 |
26–32 |
<26 |
|
50–59 |
≥38 |
30–37 |
23–29 |
<23 |
|
60+ |
≥35 |
27–34 |
20–26 |
<20 |
Ngakho-ke yini i-VO2 max enhle? Kubantu abadala abaningi, i-VO2 max enhle ihlanganisa ibanga elithi "Kuhle" noma "Kakhulu" kubudala bakho nobulili bakho. Ngisho nesikolo esithi "Ngokuvamile" sikhombisa ukusebenza okuhle kwenhliziyo namaphaphu.
Ungayikala i-VO2 max elabhoratri noma uyilinganise ekhaya. Ukuhlolwa kwe-VO2 max okwenziwa elabhoratri kuyisilinganiso segolide. Ugqoka imaski futhi ugijima ku-treadmill ngenkathi umshini ulandela umoya-mpilo owuphefumulayo kanye ne-carbon dioxide oyiphumisayo.
Izindlela ezijwayelekile zokukala i-VO2 max zihlanganisa:
Ukuhlolwa komzamo ovivinyayo elabhoratri: Okunembayo kakhulu; kwenziwa emtholampilo wesayensi yezemidlalo.
Ukugijima kwe-Cooper kwemizuzu eyi-12: Gijima ibanga elingakanani ongakwazi ngemizuzu eyi-12; faka ibanga kusibali se-VO2 max.
Ukuhlolwa kokugijima kwe-mile eyi-1.5: Linganisa isikhathi osithathayo ukugijima ibanga lama-mile angu-1.5, bese uvumelana.
Ama-wearables: Amadivayisi afana neGarmin, Apple Watch, neFitbit alinganisela i-VO2 max kusuka kungqongqo yenhliziyo nesivinini.
Isibali se-VO2 max esiku-inthanethi samahhala sikunikeza isilinganiso esisheshayo, yize singanembile njengokuhlolwa elabhoratri. Njengoba i-Mayo Clinic iluleka, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kwanoma yikuphi ukuhlolwa kwe-VO2 max okwenza umzamo omkhulu uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo noma ungaphezu kweminyaka engu-50 futhi ungasasebenzi.
Izinto eziningana zakha isikolo sakho, futhi akuzona zonke ezilawulekayo. Ukuzazi kukusiza ukuthi ubeke imigomo engokoqobo.
Ubuhlobo: Izikolo zihla cishe ngo-1% ngonyaka ngemuva kweminyaka engu-25.
Ubulili: Amadoda ajwayele ukuba namaphuzu aphezulu ngo-15–25% kunabesifazane ngenxa yesisindo semisipha esiningi kanye ne-hemoglobin.
Izakhi zofuzo: Cishe ingxenye yesikolo sakho ivela ezintweni ezingezakho njengezindlalela.
Umlando wokuqeqeshwa: Imidala yokuqeqeshwa kwe-cardio njalo ikhuphula isisekelo sakho.
Ukubunjwa komzimba: Amafutha omzimba amaningi wehlisa isikolo ngekhilogremu.
Ukuphakama: Ukuhlala endaweni ephakeme kungakhuphula i-VO2 max ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukubhema, ukulala kabi, kanye nengcindezi engapheli nakho kwehlisa amandla e-aerobic, ngokusho kwe-National Library of Medicine.
Ukukhuphula isikolo sakho kwenza okungaphezu kokukusiza uzivocavoca isikhathi eside. Isifundo esibalulekile sango-2018 JAMA Network Open sabantu abadala abangaphezu kuka-122,000 sithole ukuthi abantu abanokufaneleka okuphansi kwe-cardiorespiratory babenezingozi eziphakeme zokufa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kunabantu abanesifo sikashukela noma isifo senhliziyo.
I-VO2 max ephezulu ihlotshaniswa nalezi:
Ingozi ephansi yokuhlaselwa yisifo senhliziyo nesifo sohlanga
Ukulawula kahle ushukela egazini
Inkumbulo nengqondo ebukhali
Ukusebenza okunamandla komzimba wokuzivikela
Ukululama okulula ekuguleni noma emuva kokuhlinzwa
Unganciphisa ukwehla kwemvelo kwe-VO2 max ngokuhlala usebenza. Ngokuvamile kunconywa ukuthi wenze okungenani imizuzu eyi-150 ye-cardio emaphakathi noma imizuzu eyi-75 ye-cardio enamandla njalo ngeviki, kanye nezikhathi ezimbili zokusebenza kwamandla.
Imikhuba elula nayo iyasiza:
Hamba ngamandla imizuzu engu-30 cishe nsuku zonke.
Thatha izitebhisi esikhundleni sama-elevator.
Faka isikhathi esisodwa se-HIIT ngeviki.
Lala amahora angu-7–9 njalo ebusuku.
Dla ukudla okuphelele okucebile ngensimbi kanye ne-vitamin D.
Uhlelo lokusebenza lomngane wezempilo lwe-August AI lungathumela izikhumbuzo ezithambile zokuzivocavoca, lubhalise izikhathi zakho zamaviki onke, futhi luveze izinguquko ezingase zisho ukuthi ukufaneleka kwakho kungase kube kubi.
I-VO2 max yakho ingenye yezindlela ezicace kakhulu zempilo yakho yesikhathi eside. Izindaba ezinhle: iyasabela ngokushesha ekuqeqeshweni cishe kunoma iyiphi iminyaka. Noma ngabe uqala ngokuhamba okujabulisayo, ungeza isikhathi esisodwa se-HIIT ngeviki, noma ubhukha ukuhlolwa elabhoratri ukuze uthole isisekelo, izinyathelo ezincane ziyakhula. Hlanganisa i-cardio engaguquki nokulala okuhle, ukusebenza kwamandla, nokuhlola njalo — ngokusebenzisa i-wearable, isibali, noma ithuluzi njenge-August AI — futhi uzobona ukukhula okuqhubekayo phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa. Ukufaneleka akuhlobene nokujaha izinombolo zabaqeqeshiwe. Kukuphathela ukwakha injini ekubuyisa kuzo zonke izimpilo zakho zasekhaya ngokwanele kwezinye izinto.
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuthuthukisa i-VO2 max?
Iningi labantu libona ukukhula okubalulekile emavikini angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 wokuqeqeshwa njalo. Ngemihlangano emithathu noma emine ngeviki ehlanganisa i-HIIT ne-cardio engaguquki, abaqalayo bavame ukukhuphula i-VO2 max yabo ngo-10–20%. Abasubathi abaqeqeshiwe bathuthuka kancane kodwa basengathola cishe u-5% ngonyaka ngokuhlelwa okuhlakaniphile.
Ungathuthukisa i-VO2 max ngemuva kweminyaka engu-50?
Yebo. I-Harvard Health ibika ukuthi abantu abadala eminyakeni yabo yama-50, 60, nama-70 bakhuphula i-VO2 max ngo-10–15% ngezinyanga ezintathu ze-cardio ehlelekile. Ukuqala kancane nokungeza amandla ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kusebenza kangcono. Hlala uhlola nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala uhlelo olusha lokufaneleka ngemva kweminyaka engu-50.
Yini umehluko phakathi kwe-VO2 max nenhliziyo esebenza kancane?
I-VO2 max ikala ukusetshenziswa komoya-mpilo ophakeme ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca okunzima, ngenkathi inhliziyo esebenza kancane ikala ukushaya ngomzuzu ngenkathi uphumule. Bobabili bakhombisa ukufaneleka kwenhliziyo, kodwa abafani. Inhliziyo esebenza kancane ngokuvamile ihambisana ne-VO2 max ephezulu, kodwa ungaba nenye ngaphandle kwenye.
Ingabe i-VO2 max engu-40 iyinhle?
I-VO2 max engu-40 iyinhle kubesifazane eminyakeni yabo yama-40 futhi ingokuvamile kwamadoda amaningi angaphansi kweminyaka engu-50. Ikhombisa ukusebenza okuhle kwenhliziyo namaphaphu. Ukuze wazi ngempela ukuthi umile kuphi, qhathanisa inombolo yakho neshadi elihambisana nobudala bakho nobulili bakho.
Ingabe ama-wearables akala i-VO2 max ngokunemba?
Ama-wearables anikeza isilinganiso esiwusizo kodwa awanakho ukunemba kwelabhorethri. Amadivayisi amaningi awele ngaphakathi kuka-5 mL/kg/min kumavolumu wangempela kubasebenzisi bempilo yansuku zonke. Asebenza kangcono ukulandelela izinguquko ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Hlanganisa idatha ye-wearable nokuhlolwa kwenkundla njengokugijima kwe-Cooper ukuze uthole umbono ocacile.
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