主办单位:成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154 CN 51-1097/G8

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 113-119.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2021.03.018

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The Study on Energy Consumption Characteristics of Male Adults with Different Intensity and Loads during Walking on the Ground

HE Meiting1,2, ZHANG Peizhen1, HONG Ping3   

  1. 1. School of Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation,Beijing Sport University,Beijing 100084;
    2. Department of Rehabilitation Medical,Nanjing Central Hospital,Nanjing Jiangsu 210018;
    3. Winter sports management center of theGeneral Administration of sport of China,Beijing 100044
  • Received:2020-03-20 Revised:2021-02-25 Online:2021-05-15 Published:2021-06-18

Abstract: Objective: To discuss and analyze the characteristics of energy consumption of male adults during walking with different loads and different speeds on the designated groud. Methods: 42 male adults were divided into normal weight group and overweight group according to body mass index (BMI). Measurement: (1) Energy consumption at rest; (2) energy consumption without loads during walking on the site; (3) energy consumption during walking (load in the form of backpack). The walking speeds were: 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 km/h, and the loads during walking were: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 kg. Results: There were significant differences in the net energy consumption and energy consumption between overweight group and normal weight group during walking at a speed of 5.0 km/h, a load of 2 kg, and a speed of 4.0 km/h, and loads of 0, 1.0, 3.0 and 4.0 kg, overweight males were significantly higher than the normal weight males (P<0.05); during walking with increasing load at the same speed, heart rate, oxygen uptake, net energy consumption and energy consumption in the two groups did not increase significantly; during walking with the same load at increasing speed, heart rate, oxygen uptake, net energy consumption and energy consumption in the two groups increased significantly (P<0.05). Conclusion: speed has greater influence on energy consumption during walking than weight. When walking is used as the form of exercise, speed can be used as the main factor, and weight a secondary factor for load-bearing walking, thereby improving the body's energy metabolism rate, increasing oxygen consumption, and producing positive physiological change in enhancing the body's respiratory and circulation functions.

Key words: energy consumption, walking on the ground with load, overweight, male adults

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