Author(s):

Vijay V Aware, Seema V Aware, Vinod B Kadam, Sachin V Wandkar and Prashant U Shahare

Abstract: The individual’s oxygen uptake i.e. VO_2max has been widely used as an index for determining his/her work capacity. An experiment was conducted to assess the VO_2max by direct method of ten selected agricultural workers inside laboratory and while performing two different field operations viz., arecanut dehusking operation in pedaling mode and working with spade. The effect of type of operation/activity on VO_2max was also studied by statistically comparison. The mean VO_2max observed during laboratory measurement (2.56 ± 0.50 l/min) was significantly different from that of observed during dehusking operation in pedaling mode (2.81 ± 0.55 l/min) and working with spade (2.37 ± 0.47). The VO_2max was observed to vary for each worker and also with the type of activity he was performing.

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