THE EFFECTS OF EXERCISING AT AN ENVIRONMENT WITH AIR POLLUTION (PM2.5) ON VO2MAX, LUNGS’VITAL CAPACITY, AND BLOOD CELL COUNT

• Main Author: safei, Imam
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/48640
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Background: The benefits and risks of exercising in a polluted environment must be compared to see how much influence the polluted environment has on health. This research aims to examine the effects of exercise in an environment that is polluted with air pollution (PM2.5) on VO2max, lung vital capacity, and blood cell counts. Methods: Two places with the same climate (Temperature and Humidity), but in different amounts of air pollutants, were chosen at UPI Bandung Stadium (Lower Air Pollution) and the Field of SARAGA ITB (Higher Air Pollution). 15 Students of Faculty of Sport and Health Education (FPOK) at UPI Bandung participated in this study. All participants conducted a VO2max, vital lung capacity, and blood cell counts were measured and compared between the two sites. Result: The findings in this study indicated a significant decrease in Hb and MCH in higher polluted air (p = 0.022 Hb, p = 0.033 MCH). Meanwhile, the increase in aerobic performance (VO2max) measured by the distance traveled during PM2.5 was lower by 1.25% compared to PM2.5 condition that was higher by 1.13% but not significant (p = 0.159 lower air pollution, p = 0.310 higher air pollution). a significant increase occurred in the average of leukocytes and platelets by (14.69% p = 0.044 leukocytes, 3.38% p = 0.050 platelets) and this occurred in higher air pollution. Low or high PM2.5 inhalation, while the subject was not training could cause a decrease in vital lung capacity (-9.89% FVC, - 5.79% FEV1, lower air pollution) vs (-12.64% FVC, -11.03% FEV1, higher pollution). Conclusion: Our results observed that an immediatelly effect of high air pollution in aerobic endurance can reduced improvemnets of VO2max, and recuced Hb and MCH productions. On the other hand, our results shows that increasing FVC and FEV1 of all athlete in both of air pollution condition (high or low pollutions). Moreover, based on quantitative data, our study explained that routine exercise will increased a signification reduction in FVC and FEV1.