Chan Wan-Sze. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-76). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chan Wan-Sze. / Table of Content --- p.II / List of Table --- p.VI / List of Figure --- p.VII / Abstract --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of study --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Oxygen consumption and heart rate --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- V02Rand HRR --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Application of the association between V02 and HR- --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose and significance --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3 --- Operational Definitions --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- Hypotheses --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Review of Literature --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Exercise prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Mode of exercise --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Frequency --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Duration --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Intensity --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2 --- Measurement of exercise intensity --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Heart Rate (HR) --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3 --- Children and exercise intensity --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4 --- Summary --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1 --- Participants --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2 --- Procedures --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Resting measures --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Peak oxygen uptake (V02peak) testing --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3 --- Equipment and instrumentation --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Body mass and height --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Expired gases collection --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Heart rate measurement --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Determination of oxygen uptake (V02peak) and heart rate (HR) values --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Descriptive statistics --- p.41 / Chapter 4.2 --- Resting and maximal measures --- p.43 / Chapter 4.3 --- Submaximal exercise --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Phase I: %HRmax versus %V02peak --- p.47 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Phase II: %HRR versus %V02peak --- p.48 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Phase III: %HRR versus %V02R --- p.50 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary of results --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Discussion and Conclusion --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1 --- Phase I: Preliminary findings from basic measures --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2 --- Phase II: %HRmax versus %V02peak --- p.57 / Chapter 5.3 --- Phase III: %HRR versus %V02peak --- p.58 / Chapter 5.4 --- Phase IV: %HRR versus %V02R --- p.60 / Chapter 5.5 --- Limitations of the study --- p.62 / Chapter 5.6 --- Conclusion and implications --- p.62 / Chapter 5.7 --- Recommendations and further studies --- p.63 / References --- p.64 / Appendix A --- p.77 / Appendix B --- p.79 / Appendix C --- p.80 / Appendix D --- p.81 / Appendix E --- p.82 / Appendix F --- p.83