Table 1
Physical characteristics and physiological responses to the incremental treadmill test in tennis players. Data are means (±SD).
Age
(years)
Height
(m)
Body Mass
(kg)
PTS
(km·h
-1
)
VO
2max
(mL·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
HR
max
(beats·min
-1
)
Males
16.4 (1.8)
1.74 (.06)
*
68.9 (5.6)
*
17.9 (1.3)
*
66.3 (6.9)
*
202 (2)
*
Females
16.3 (2.2)
1.71 (.03)
65.0 (5.8)
15.1 (.9)
53.0 (.7)
191 (4)
All
16.4 (1.8)
1.75 (.07)
68.8 (8.0)
16.7 (1.7)
59.3 (8.1)
196 (7)
PTS: peak treadmill speed; VO: Maximum oxygen uptake; HR: Maximum heart rate.
* Significant differences between genders.