Student Major/Year in School
Kinesiology, third year
Faculty Mentor Information
Katie Heinrich, Kinesiology, College of Human Ecology
Abstract
Individuals who prefer and tolerate higher intensity exercise demonstrate higher fitness levels over time. PURPOSE: To examine relationships between Preference (P) and Tolerance (T) for exercise intensity and fitness before and after 8-week college activity courses. METHODS: Participants were students in 8-week high-intensity functional training (HIFT; n=54, 54% male, age= 22±3 years) or traditional weight training (TWT; n=41, 71% male,age= 23±4 years). During the first and last class sessions, participants completed the 16-item Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exercise Questionnaire [score range=8 (low)-40 (high)]. After a standardized warm-up, they completed vertical jump, hand grip, 2-min push-ups and 1-min squat tests. Using SPSS 25, bivariate correlations between P, T, and fitness tests were analyzed.RESULTS: Baseline P (HIFT= 28.1±5.3, TWT= 26.1±5.7) and T (HIFT= 26.3±4.7, TWT= 27.3±4.9) were similar between groups. HIFT P and T were significantly correlated at baseline with push-ups (r=0.39, p=0.004; r=0.32, p=0.019) and squats (r=0.30, p=0.032; r=0.39, p=0.004), respectively. TWT P was significantly correlated with baseline hand grip (r=0.59, p<0.001), and T with baseline vertical jump (r=0.52, p=0.001) and squats (r=0.49, p=0.003). HIFT T remained significantly correlated at posttest with push-ups (r=0.30, p=0.04) and squats (r=0.36, p=0.015). TWT P remained significantly correlated with posttest hand grip (r=0.48, p=0.003) and T with squats (r=0.40, p=0.019), but also with push-ups (r=0.45, p=0.009). CONCLUSIONS:P and T were positively correlated with fitness variables, although relationships differed by group and assessment period. P and T may be useful for predicting fitness levels in college students.
Keywords: preference, tolerance, fitness, students
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Recommended Citation
DeLaTorre, Blanca (2019). "Examination of Preference and Tolerance For Exercise Intensity and College Student Fitness," Kansas State University Undergraduate Research Conference. https://newprairiepress.org/ksuugradresearch/2019/posters/46
Examination of Preference and Tolerance For Exercise Intensity and College Student Fitness
Individuals who prefer and tolerate higher intensity exercise demonstrate higher fitness levels over time. PURPOSE: To examine relationships between Preference (P) and Tolerance (T) for exercise intensity and fitness before and after 8-week college activity courses. METHODS: Participants were students in 8-week high-intensity functional training (HIFT; n=54, 54% male, age= 22±3 years) or traditional weight training (TWT; n=41, 71% male,age= 23±4 years). During the first and last class sessions, participants completed the 16-item Preference for and Tolerance of the Intensity of Exercise Questionnaire [score range=8 (low)-40 (high)]. After a standardized warm-up, they completed vertical jump, hand grip, 2-min push-ups and 1-min squat tests. Using SPSS 25, bivariate correlations between P, T, and fitness tests were analyzed.RESULTS: Baseline P (HIFT= 28.1±5.3, TWT= 26.1±5.7) and T (HIFT= 26.3±4.7, TWT= 27.3±4.9) were similar between groups. HIFT P and T were significantly correlated at baseline with push-ups (r=0.39, p=0.004; r=0.32, p=0.019) and squats (r=0.30, p=0.032; r=0.39, p=0.004), respectively. TWT P was significantly correlated with baseline hand grip (r=0.59, p<0.001), and T with baseline vertical jump (r=0.52, p=0.001) and squats (r=0.49, p=0.003). HIFT T remained significantly correlated at posttest with push-ups (r=0.30, p=0.04) and squats (r=0.36, p=0.015). TWT P remained significantly correlated with posttest hand grip (r=0.48, p=0.003) and T with squats (r=0.40, p=0.019), but also with push-ups (r=0.45, p=0.009). CONCLUSIONS:P and T were positively correlated with fitness variables, although relationships differed by group and assessment period. P and T may be useful for predicting fitness levels in college students.
Keywords: preference, tolerance, fitness, students
