K4b2 Validity and Reliability during Fast Outdoor Running

19 Caucasian endurance trained individuals and 30 adolescents from a rural primary school in Kenya completed maximal incremental running tests with COSMED K4b2. The Douglas bag method (DB) was used as the criterion for comparison.

The study conclusion was that "K4b2 device proved valid and reliable for VO2 during submaximal and maximal running velocities outdoors".

The abstract details are the following:

- Title: "K4b2 Validity and Reliability during Fast Outdoor Running"
- Authors: Ross Ramzy; Fudge Barry; Gibson Alexander; Ojiambo Robert; Pitsiladis Yannis. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Published in: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: May 2011 - Volume 43 - Issue 5 - p 80

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