TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Relationship between the performance in a maximum effort test for lifeguards and the time spent in a water rescue
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - López-García, Sergio
A1  - Ruibal-Lista, Brais
A1  - Palacios-Aguilar, Jose
A1  - Santiago-Alonso, Miguel
A1  - Prieto, José Antonio
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VL  - 18
IS  - 7
N2  - The main objective of this study was to analyse the relationship between the performance in a maximum incremental test for lifeguards, the IPTL, and the effectiveness of a 200 m water rescue on the beach. Initially, 20 professional lifeguards carried out the IPTL in the pool and then they performed a 200 m water rescue on the beach. The maximum oxygen uptake (VO(2max)) in the IPTL was estimated. In both tests, heart rate (HR), blood lactate (La) and time achieved were measured. The VO(2max) estimated in the IPTL (VO(2IPTL)) was 44.2 ± 4.7 mL·kg·min(-1), the time reached in the IPTL (Time(IPTL)) was 726 ± 72 s and the time spent in the rescue (Time(Rescue)) was 222 ± 14 s. The results showed that the time reached in the pool (Time(IPTL)) was the best predictor variable of the performance in water rescue (Time(Rescue)) (R(2) = 0.59; p < 0.01). A significant correlation was also observed between the estimated maximum oxygen uptake and the beach rescue performance (R(2) = 0.37; p = 0.05). These results reveal that the IPTL, a maximum incremental test specific to lifeguards, allows the estimation of the effectiveness of a 200 m rescue on the beach.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073407
ID  - ref1
ER  -