Doing the Fitness Test, Tortoise keys | Tunturi Gamma 300 specs

The table you can see here shows typical 2 km Walking Test results for a range of users of different ages (ml/min/kg).

Men	1		2	3	4	5
Fitness	Very poor		Poor	Average	Good	Very good

Age
25-29	33 or less		34-41	42-48	49-56	57 or more
30-34	31	“	32-39	40-46	47-54	55 “
35-39	30	“	31-37	38-45	46-52	53 “
40-44	28	“	29-35	36-43	44-50	51 “
45-49	27	“	28-34	35-42	43-48	49 “
50-54	26	“	27-32	33-40	41-47	48 “
55-59	25	“	26-31	32-39	40-46	47 “
60 >	23 “		24-29	30-36	37-42	43 “
Women	1		2		4	5

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Fitness	Very poor		Poor	Average	Good	Very good

Age
25-29	28 or less		29-34	35-39	40-47	48 or more
30-34	27 “		28-33	34-38	39-45	46 “
35-39	26 “		27-32	33-37	38-43	44 “
40-44	25 “		26-31	32-36	37-42	43 “
45-49	25 “		26-30	31-35	36-41	42 “
50-54	24 “		25-29	30-34	35-40	41 “
55-59	23 “		24-27	28-32	33-39	40 “
60 >	22 “		23-26	27-31	32-38	39 “

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Doing the Fitness Test

NOTE! Gamma 300 uses the following formulae for calculating the maximum heart-rate level: women 226 - age, men 220 - age. If you know your maximum heart-rate, enter it before you start the ﬁtness test: this will enhance the accuracy of the results.

1.Press function key Coach.

2.Press operation key Test.

3.Gamma 300 displays text pages of information about the Fitness Test to help you take it.

::Press operation key OK to page through the text screens.

::You can always return to the Coach function mai display by pressing operation key Cancel.

4.Press operation key Start.

::The test begins with a warm-up period whose duration is user determined. Running deck elevation is set at 1 % for the warm-up and in the walking test itself. Adjust speed with the Hare and

Tortoise keys.

::When you are ready to start the Test itself, press operation key Ready and it begins immediately. The test distance is 2 km. Walk as fast as you can, but don’t run! Gamma 300 measures your ﬁtness level based on your heart-rate. Tunturi recommends you continue walking slowly for a few minutes after the test, so that your heart-rate returns smoothly to normal.

5.When the test ends, the top operation key becomes active. Press this Results key and Gamma 300 gives the following information with regard to your ﬁtness:

::the measured heart-rate level at the end of the test

::the maximal oxygen intake capacity (VO2 max.) and the corresponding aerobic ﬁtness index value

::ﬁtness evaluation on scale 1-5 (5 = best)

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