Evaluation of vo2 max, of the Faculty of Movement Sciences students, through the cooper test

Endurance is one of the physical abilities, which helps the athlete (subject) to perform actions with long duration. It also affects and helps in the preparation of other physical and functional abilities, as well as in delaying fatigue. By short-term sports competitions we do not implicate that endurance training is unnecessary. This is because a race or match cannot end with a single test (2), (3), (5). During physical activity with prolonged functional character, great demands are added for a large volume of O2 and especially for its real consumption in tissues, or for the maximum consumption of O2 (VO2max) (4). Max  O2  consumption  is  the  functional indicator that reflects the possibilities and abilities of the athlete, for the actual intake and consumption of O2 in the tissue, which comes from the airways in the load (7). Given the importance of aerobic work, especially in improving functional and health parameters, we have undertaken this study, in order to measure VO2 max, with students of the Faculty of Movement Sciences. The study aims to assess the level of maximum VO2 of students of the Faculty of Motion Sciences through the 12-minute running test (Cooper), respectively: football players (20 boys and 20 girls) and active students (20 boys and 20 girls), aged 18-22 years who are not engaged in sports teams.