Effects Of Taijiquan And Fit Running On The Cardiopulmonary Function Of Male College Students

Objectives:This study attempts to work out an exercise prescription for the subjects and monitor their cardiopulmonary function and relevant indexes.After they do eight-week.Taijiquan and fit running respectively,the changes in their cardiopulmonary function and relevant indexes before and after taking the different form of exercise are checked.This study mainly explores the effects and the differences of Taijiquan and fit running on the cardiopulmonary function of male college students,thus providing a theoretical foundation for college students' scientific body-building.Methods:25 male college students are divided into two groups to do eight-week Taijiquan and fit running respectively.The effects of the two different forms of exercise on male college students are observed.They do Taijiquan and fit running five times once a week,each time with the 30-minute target heart rate and the intensity of 60-75%HRmax.Such indexes as resting heart rate, blood pressure,vital capacity,body composition,maximal oxygen uptake(VO₂max) and anaerobic threshold(AT) before and after the exercise are compared.Results:1.Eight-week Taijiquan exercise greatly improves the cardiopulmonary function of male college students.The result is that resting heart rate(RHR),systolic blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP) decrease remarkably,vital capacity(VC) increases remarkably, maximal oxygen uptake(VO₂max) and anaerobic threshold(AT) have the tendency to go up.2.Eight-week fit running exercise enables male college students to improve their cardiopulmonary function.The result shows:resting heart rate(RHR) declines markedly; vital capacity(VC) rises greatly;and per minute ventilation volume(VE),volume of oxygen (VO₂),oxygen pulses(O₂P),power and speed in anaerobic threshold(AT) increases obviously;Maximal oxygen uptake(VO₂max) has a tendency to go up;although systolic blood pressure(SBP) and diastolic blood pressure(DBP) don't have remarkable changes, both have the tendency to fall.3.Eight-week Taijiquan exercise and fit running exercise don't show the big difference in improving the resting heart rate(RHR) and vital capacity(VC).After the exercise,the groups doing Taijiquan show that their systolic blood pressure(SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) decrease dramatically while the groups doing fit running show that their systolic blood pressure(SBP) and diastolic blood pressure(DBP) don't fall so dramatically.That indicates that eight-week Taijiquan exercise can drop the blood pressure more effectively than eight-week fit running exercise.In addition,the fact that after the exercise per minute ventilation volume(VE),volume of oxygen(VO₂),oxygen pulses(O₂P),power and speed in anaerobic threshold(AT) on the groups doing fit running increases obviously suggests that fit running exercise is superior to Taijiquan exercise in improving the metabolic ability of oxygen in muscles.4.Eight-week Taijiquan exercise and fit running exercise are helpful for the proper increase in the weight of muscles and the proper decrease in body fat percentage and the ratio of waistline hipline fat distribution.But Taijiquan exercise has less impact on body composition than fit running exercise.5.Both Taijiquan exercise and fit running exercise effectively improve the cardiopulmonary function of male college students.Doing Taijiquan demands relaxing your mind and body. Taijiquan exercise helps to reduce the blood pressure and suitable for those who enjoy peace and leisure,especially people with high blood pressure.In contrast,fit running exercise has better effects on improving the metabolic ability of muscles.Therefore,it is more suitable for those who want to lose weight and keep slim together.