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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │Issue 11 │2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1031979 THE VALUES OF FITNESS INDEX AND VO2max OF STUDENTS USING INDIRECT METHOD AEROBIC TESTS Ratko Pavlović¹i, Mensur Vrcić , Sid Solaković , Martin Pupiš4, Nikola Radulović5 ¹Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ²Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ³Clinic for Vascular Surgery, Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4Department of Physical Education and Sport, Matey Bel University, Slovakia 5Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Serbia Abstract: Aerobic fitness, endurance, and cardiovascular endurance are synonyms for work capacity, which itself is an important prerequisite for the health and life of every man. A very common way of assessing the state of aerobic fitness of a particular population are diagnostic tests on the basis of which we receive the necessary information when it comes to general physical condition of a defined population. This diagnostic evaluation is usually performed in the laboratory (direct methods), however, available and reliable data are about high reliability in the performance of some field tests (indirect methods). Depending on the field conditions, very often these measurements are performed using estimates of general ability (test UKK 2km). To perform this test data about body height, body weight, BMI, the values of the pulse rate and walking time during the test must be contained in it. Based on testing using the UKK 2km are obtained Fitness Index values (FINDEX) and maximal oxygen consumption (VO²max) of 35 male students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of East Sarajevo (BIH) in order to determine and define the physical condition of respondents. The results showed that the fitness index (103.22) in the upper zone average (103.22) and VO²max = 49.12 reflects good shape, but still the results indicate toward decreasing trend in students' aerobic fitness, and have fitness index values below the standard norms of the Swedish Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 138 Ratko Pavlović, Mensur Vrcić, Sid Solaković, Martin Pupiš, Nikola Radulović THE VALUES OF FITNESS INDEX AND VO2max OF STUDENTS USING INDIRECT METHOD AEROBIC TESTS population. The general trend of decreasing aerobic fitness of the population can be seen in the sport and physical education students, as a consequence of lifestyle in which there is not enough adequate physical activity. Keywords: students, aerobic fitness and VO²max level, UKK 2km. 1. Introduction A number of studies point to the key role of physical activity in order to ensure proper physical and mental growth and development, environmental health, improvement of working capacity and quality of life. For it is precisely through physical activity, the development of aerobic fitness, or cardiovascular endurance important prerequisite. However, despite the large number of information available on the various benefits of physical activity in general, remain the most vulnerable people such as children, adolescents, persons exposed to stressful situations, and the elderly Prebeg, Mihajlović, & Mitić, If we consider only the categories of adolescents, this group, in addition to high school age, and belong to the students as well as older adolescents. Adolescents, the majority, have stabilized work habits, social behavior in the area are still searching for their own identity and self-affirmation. The way of life is such that there is not enough physical activity, with great psychological stress, especially during exam preparation. On the other hand, modern lifestyles and modern technologies contributing to spare the man from physical strain and fatigue, but denied physical activity. Leisure is becoming a victim of this technology, in which all forms of communication and movement to the use of its products Mitić, According to Prebeg, Mihajlović, & Mitić . at universities in Serbia, in the period between 1963 to 1998, regular physical education classes for all first year students were organized. In addition, a number of recreational activities was offered at nearby resorts. However, repeated testing of students from the Faculty of sport and physical education in Belgrade, using the Cooper UKK test brisk walking 2 km, known in the literature as a test to assess aerobic endurance (Laukkanen, 1992), indicated a declining trend in aerobic capacity, as a result of less physical activity. Insufficient physical activity is a major health problem of one nation, a factor that greatly contributes to the emergence and development of chronic diseases and disorders, before all of the cardiovascular system, heart and blood vessel diseases, diabetes occurs (Blair, La Monte, & Nichaman, 2004; MS Omar-Fauzee, et al. 2010). There are many reasons for the scientific research of man's mental and physical abilities, such as: determination of certain parameters to assess the current capabilities as the basis for the development and implementation of training programs in the future, determining the European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 139 Ratko Pavlović, Mensur Vrcić, Sid Solaković, Martin Pupiš, Nikola Radulović THE VALUES OF FITNESS INDEX AND VO2max OF STUDENTS USING INDIRECT METHOD AEROBIC TESTS effects of certain exercise programs, exercise programs verification. In physical education, one of the reasons for the psychophysical research of the human abilities is the determination of certain parameters in order to evaluate the current capabilities among the respondents of the population defined. On the basis of obtained results it can be determined the current state of psychological and physical abilities of the examined population, furthermore, a plan and some of the training program can be proposed. Some authors (Wilmore, & Costill, , Nikolić, , Mišigoj-Duraković, 2008; Sharma, Subramanian, & Arunachalam, 2013) believe that functional capabilities (cardiovascular fitness and cardiovascular endurance) are accepted as the most important indicators of active health. Given that, the level of physical fitness is usually defined by successfulness of the task performance or by the health status, it could be concluded that physical fitness depends on the development of various physical abilities and good body composition. Consequently, it can be altered because of the adaptation process of those abilities and body composition to a different stressor (Stojković, Čvorović, Jeknić, & Kukić, . For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/1119 European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 140