The aim of this study was to investigate the pulmonary function tests of athletes related to Running, Swimming, Cycle, Taekwando, Wrestling, Boxing, Yudo, Badminton, Base-ball, Soccer, Hand-ball, Basket-ball and Volley-ball. Subjects were 269 athletes from 18 to 22 years of age. They were college students and citizens. The results are as follows: 1) Frequency of breath: (cycles/min., M±S.D) Running shows 13±3.6, Swimming 12±3.2, Cycle 13±3.4, Taekwondo 12±4.0, Wrestling 14±2.5, Boxing 15±4.5, Yudo 13±3.2, Badminton 14±5.7, Base-ball 15±6.2, Soccer 13±2.5, Hand-ball 14±2.5, Basket-ball 12±5.6, Volley-ball 12±4.2(Table 2, Fig. 1). 2) Vital capacity: (1, M±S.D) Running shows 4.29±0.634, Swimming 4.30±0.608, Cycle 4.08±0.718, Taekwondo 4.32±0.595, Wrestling 4.40±0.663, Boxing 4.45±0.779, Yudo 4.58±0.389, Badminton 3.98±0.556, Base-ball 3.99±0.617, Soccer 4.42±0.728, Hand-ball 4.23±0.397, Basket-ball 4.28±0.426, Volley-ball 4.60±0.620(Table 2, Table 3, Fig. 2). 3) Tidal volume: (ml, M±S.D) Running shows 615±180, Swimming 603±121, Cycle 529±189, Taekwondo 726±112, Wrestling 512±90, Boxing622±134, Yudo 583±89, Badminton 672±121, Base-ball 714±97, Soccer 579±89, Hand-ball 507±69, Basket-ball 628±133, Volley-ball 597±144(Table 2, Fig.3). 4) Breath holding time : (sec., M±S.D) Running shows 64±18.8, Swimming 81±23.0, Cycle 54±13.6, Taekwondo 55±11.8, Wrestling 78±12.5, Boxing 63±9.6, Yudo 71±14.4, Badminton 62±9.8, Base-ball 58±8.9, Soccer 65±10.9, Hand-ball 66±7.6, Basket-ball 62±8.8, Volley-ball 57±13.4(Table 2, Fig.4).
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