Polar RCX3 user manual After the Test, Update to VO2max?, Fitness Level Classes Men, Women

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evaluation. For further information on evaluations, see Fitness Level Classes.

Update to VO2max?

•Select Yes to save the OwnIndex value to your user settings and OwnIndex results menu.

•Select No only if you know your laboratory-measured VO2max value, and if it differs more than one fitness level class from the OwnIndex result. Your OwnIndex value is saved only to the OwnIndex results menu. For further information on fitness trend see OwnIndex results.

You can stop the test at any time by pressing BACK. Test canceled is displayed for a few seconds.

After saving the OwnIndex value, it will be used for calculating calorie consumption.

After the Test

Fitness Level Classes

Men

Age / Years

Very low

Low

Fair

Moderate

Good

Very good

Elite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20-24

< 32

32-37

38-43

44-50

51-56

57-62

> 62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25-29

< 31

31-35

36-42

43-48

49-53

54-59

> 59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-34

< 29

29-34

35-40

41-45

46-51

52-56

> 56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35-39

< 28

28-32

33-38

39-43

44-48

49-54

> 54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40-44

< 26

26-31

32-35

36-41

42-46

47-51

> 51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45-49

< 25

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-43

44-48

> 48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50-54

< 24

24-27

28-32

33-36

37-41

42-46

> 46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55-59

< 22

22-26

27-30

31-34

35-39

40-43

> 43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60-65

< 21

21-24

25-28

29-32

33-36

37-40

> 40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age / Years

Very low

Low

Fair

Moderate

Good

Very good

Elite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20-24

< 27

27-31

32-36

37-41

42-46

47-51

> 51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25-29

< 26

26-30

31-35

36-40

41-44

45-49

> 49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-34

< 25

25-29

30-33

34-37

38-42

43-46

> 46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35-39

< 24

24-27

28-31

32-35

36-40

41-44

> 44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40-44

< 22

22-25

26-29

30-33

34-37

38-41

> 41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45-49

< 21

21-23

24-27

28-31

32-35

36-38

> 38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50-54

< 19

19-22

23-25

26-29

30-32

33-36

> 36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55-59

< 18

18-20

21-23

24-27

28-30

31-33

> 33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60-65

< 16

16-18

19-21

22-24

25-27

28-30

> 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The classification is based on a literature review of 62 studies where VO2max was measured directly in healthy adult subjects in the USA, Canada and 7 European countries. Reference: Shvartz E, Reibold RC.

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