To validify the physiologic availability of the playport game, we examined the metabolic and ventilatory responses of second and fourth grade boys(n=6) and adult men(n=4) during playport games. In children, maximal oxygen uptake(V˙O_2max) and lactate...
To validify the physiologic availability of the playport game, we examined the metabolic and ventilatory responses of second and fourth grade boys(n=6) and adult men(n=4) during playport games. In children, maximal oxygen uptake(V˙O_2max) and lactate threshold(V˙O_2 LT) measured on treadmill, averaged 47.3±3.4 ml·㎏^1·min^1 and 27.6±1.9 ml·㎏^1·min^1, respectively. The playing at the 8 min playport elicited an average of 44.1±5.2 ml·㎏^1·min^1 during the last 4 min after starting the play, which corresponded to approximately 90% of V˙O_2max. When compares the lactate (La) levels between children and adults, the children has significantly lowered La at 2.44±0.6 mM/ l and below than the adult groups. The present results suggested that children experience high intensity physical activity during playport game seemingly contributed to the enhancement of cardiorespiratory function.