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The '''Tecumseh step test''' is an exercise test that researchers use to determine a person's [[cardiovascular fitness]] level.
The '''Tecumseh step test''' is an exercise test that researchers use to determine a person's [[cardiovascular fitness]] level.


The Tecumseh step test is a modified version of the [[Harvard Step Test]], and was developed by Professor Henry J. Montoye at the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. The main differences from the original protocol were the lower step height (8 inches instead of 20), the more moderate stepping rate (24 steps/min instead of 30) and the shorter duration (3 minutes instead of 5 minutes). These alterations made this test easier to perform in people across a wide range of ages and physical capacities, and therefore suitable for [[Epidemiology|epidemiological]] studies.
The Tecumseh step test is a modified version of the [[Harvard Step Test]],<ref>McARDLE, W.D. et al., 2nd ed. Essentials of Exercise Physiology, USA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, p. 365, 2000</ref>and was developed by Professor Henry J. Montoye at the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. The main differences from the original Harvard protocol were the lower step height (8 inches instead of 20 inches), the more moderate stepping rate (24 steps/minute instead of 30 steps/minute) and the shorter duration (3 minutes instead of 5 minutes). These alterations made this test easier to perform in people across a wide range of ages and physical capacities, and therefore was more suitable for [[Epidemiology|epidemiological]] studies. The rate of energy expenditure during the test corresponds to approximately five time the basal metabolic rate.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Montoye |first=Henry J. |last2=Willis |first2=Park W. |last3=Cunningham |first3=David A. |last4=Keller |first4=Jacob B. |date=1969-03-01 |title=Heart Rate Response to a Modified Harvard Step Test: Males and Females, Age 10–69 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10671188.1969.10616655 |journal=Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation |language=en |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=153–162 |doi=10.1080/10671188.1969.10616655 |issn=1067-1188}}</ref> The number of heart beats from 30 seconds to 1 minute after the end of the 3-minute step test is used to assess cardiovascular fitness level. The results of the test can also be used to estimate maximum oxygen consumption during exercise ([[VO2 max]]).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hughes |first=Alun D. |last2=Chaturvedi |first2=Nish |date=2017-03-11 |title=Estimation of maximal oxygen consumption and heart rate recovery using the Tecumseh sub-maximal step test and their relationship to cardiovascular risk factors |url=https://www.atlantis-press.com/journals/artres/125924995 |journal=Artery Research |language=en |volume=18 |issue=C |pages=29–35 |doi=10.1016/j.artres.2017.02.005 |issn=1876-4401 |pmc=PMC5439512 |pmid=28546848}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hong |first=Sung Hyun |last2=Yang |first2=Hyuk In |last3=Kim |first3=Dong-Il |last4=Gonzales |first4=Tomas I. |last5=Brage |first5=Soren |last6=Jeon |first6=Justin Y. |date=2019-01 |title=Validation of Submaximal Step Tests and the 6-Min Walk Test for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption in Young and Healthy Participants |url=https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/23/4858 |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |language=en |volume=16 |issue=23 |pages=4858 |doi=10.3390/ijerph16234858 |issn=1660-4601 |pmc=PMC6926792 |pmid=31816834}}</ref>


The Tecumseh step test was originally employed in the [[Tecumseh, Michigan|Tecumseh]] Community Health Study run between the 1950s and 60s.<ref>Physical Activity and Health: An Epidemiologic Study of an Entire Community, Henry J. Montoye, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs New Jersey, 1975</ref> During this study, 2696 men and 2568 women aged between 10 and 69 years old performed the Tecumseh step test.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Montoye |first=Henry J. |last2=Willis |first2=Park W. |last3=Cunningham |first3=David A. |last4=Keller |first4=Jacob B. |date=1969-03-01 |title=Heart Rate Response to a Modified Harvard Step Test: Males and Females, Age 10–69 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10671188.1969.10616655 |journal=Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation |language=en |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=153–162 |doi=10.1080/10671188.1969.10616655 |issn=1067-1188}}</ref> It has also been used in more recent studies.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tillin |first=Therese |last2=Tuson |first2=Claire |last3=Sowa |first3=Barbara |last4=Chattopadhyay |first4=Kaushik |last5=Sattar |first5=Naveed |last6=Welsh |first6=Paul |last7=Roberts |first7=Ian |last8=Ebrahim |first8=Shah |last9=Kinra |first9=Sanjay |last10=Hughes |first10=A. |last11=Chaturvedi |first11=Nishi |date=2019-11-01 |title=Yoga and Cardiovascular Health Trial (YACHT): a UK-based randomised mechanistic study of a yoga intervention plus usual care versus usual care alone following an acute coronary event |url=https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030119 |journal=BMJ Open |language=en |volume=9 |issue=11 |pages=e030119 |doi=10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030119 |issn=2044-6055 |pmc=PMC6858127 |pmid=31685500}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hwang |first=Hee-Jin |last2=Kim |first2=Sang-Hwan |date=2015-12-12 |title=The association among three aspects of physical fitness and metabolic syndrome in a Korean elderly population |url=https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-015-0106-4 |journal=Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=112 |doi=10.1186/s13098-015-0106-4 |issn=1758-5996 |pmc=PMC4676845 |pmid=26692906}}</ref>
The Tecumseh step test was employed in the [[Tecumseh, Michigan|Tecumseh]] Community Health Study run between the 1950s and 60s. During this study, around 5,488 people performed the Tecumseh step test.<ref>Physical Activity and Health: An Epidemiologic Study of an Entire Community, Henry J. Montoye, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs New Jersey, 1975</ref> The number of heart beats from 30 seconds after the end of the 3-minute step test to 1 minute after the step test was used to assess cardiovascular fitness level.<ref>McARDLE, W.D. et al., 2nd ed. Essentials of Exercise Physiology, USA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, p. 365, 2000</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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The Tecumseh step test is an exercise test that researchers use to determine a person's cardiovascular fitness level.

The Tecumseh step test is a modified version of the Harvard Step Test,[1]and was developed by Professor Henry J. Montoye at the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan. The main differences from the original Harvard protocol were the lower step height (8 inches instead of 20 inches), the more moderate stepping rate (24 steps/minute instead of 30 steps/minute) and the shorter duration (3 minutes instead of 5 minutes). These alterations made this test easier to perform in people across a wide range of ages and physical capacities, and therefore was more suitable for epidemiological studies. The rate of energy expenditure during the test corresponds to approximately five time the basal metabolic rate.[2] The number of heart beats from 30 seconds to 1 minute after the end of the 3-minute step test is used to assess cardiovascular fitness level. The results of the test can also be used to estimate maximum oxygen consumption during exercise (VO2 max).[3][4]

The Tecumseh step test was originally employed in the Tecumseh Community Health Study run between the 1950s and 60s.[5] During this study, 2696 men and 2568 women aged between 10 and 69 years old performed the Tecumseh step test.[2] It has also been used in more recent studies.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ McARDLE, W.D. et al., 2nd ed. Essentials of Exercise Physiology, USA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, p. 365, 2000
  2. ^ a b Montoye, Henry J.; Willis, Park W.; Cunningham, David A.; Keller, Jacob B. (1969-03-01). "Heart Rate Response to a Modified Harvard Step Test: Males and Females, Age 10–69". Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. 40 (1): 153–162. doi:10.1080/10671188.1969.10616655. ISSN 1067-1188.
  3. ^ Hughes, Alun D.; Chaturvedi, Nish (2017-03-11). "Estimation of maximal oxygen consumption and heart rate recovery using the Tecumseh sub-maximal step test and their relationship to cardiovascular risk factors". Artery Research. 18 (C): 29–35. doi:10.1016/j.artres.2017.02.005. ISSN 1876-4401. PMC 5439512. PMID 28546848.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link)
  4. ^ Hong, Sung Hyun; Yang, Hyuk In; Kim, Dong-Il; Gonzales, Tomas I.; Brage, Soren; Jeon, Justin Y. (2019-01). "Validation of Submaximal Step Tests and the 6-Min Walk Test for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption in Young and Healthy Participants". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16 (23): 4858. doi:10.3390/ijerph16234858. ISSN 1660-4601. PMC 6926792. PMID 31816834. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  5. ^ Physical Activity and Health: An Epidemiologic Study of an Entire Community, Henry J. Montoye, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs New Jersey, 1975
  6. ^ Tillin, Therese; Tuson, Claire; Sowa, Barbara; Chattopadhyay, Kaushik; Sattar, Naveed; Welsh, Paul; Roberts, Ian; Ebrahim, Shah; Kinra, Sanjay; Hughes, A.; Chaturvedi, Nishi (2019-11-01). "Yoga and Cardiovascular Health Trial (YACHT): a UK-based randomised mechanistic study of a yoga intervention plus usual care versus usual care alone following an acute coronary event". BMJ Open. 9 (11): e030119. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030119. ISSN 2044-6055. PMC 6858127. PMID 31685500.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link)
  7. ^ Hwang, Hee-Jin; Kim, Sang-Hwan (2015-12-12). "The association among three aspects of physical fitness and metabolic syndrome in a Korean elderly population". Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 7 (1): 112. doi:10.1186/s13098-015-0106-4. ISSN 1758-5996. PMC 4676845. PMID 26692906.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: PMC format (link) CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
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