Fitness Rating Norms (VO2max)
AGE | 20 – 29 | 30 – 39 | 40 – 49 | 50 – 59 | 60 + |
Men
High | 51.4 | + | 50.4 | + | 48.2 | + | 45.3 | + | 42.5 | + |
Good | 51.3 | – 46.8 | 50.3 | – 44.6 | 48.1 | – 41.8 | 45.2 | – 38.5 | 42.4 | – 35.3 |
Average | 46.7 | – 42.5 | 44.5 | – 41.0 | 41.7 | – 38.1 | 38.4 | – 35.2 | 35.2 | – 31.8 |
Fair | 42.4 | – 39.5 | 40.9 | – 37.4 | 38.0 | – 35.1 | 35.1 | – 32.3 | 31.7 | – 28.7 |
Low | 39.4 or less | 37.3 or less | 35.0 or less | 32.2 or less | 28.6 or less | |||||
Women
High | 44.2 | + | 41.0 | + | 39.5 | + | 35.2 | + | 35.2 | + |
Good | 44.1 | – 38.1 | 40.9 | – 36.7 | 39.4 | – 33.8 | 35.1 | – 30.9 | 35.1 | – 29.4 |
Average | 38.0 | – 35.2 | 36.6 | – 33.8 | 33.7 | – 30.9 | 30.8 | – 28.2 | 29.3 | – 25.8 |
Fair | 35.1 | – 32.3 | 33.7 | – 30.5 | 30.8 | – 28.3 | 28.1 | – 25.5 | 25.7 | – 23.8 |
Low | 32.2 or less | 30.4 or less | 28.2 or less | 25.4 or less | 23.7 or less | |||||
1 The American College of Sports Medicine, Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th Edition, Lippincott WIlliams & WIlkins, Philidelphia, PA, 2000, p. 77.
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