RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR WOMEN
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Elite | 44+ |
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Very Low | <28 |
| <27 | <25 | <22 |
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Life Fitness developed this rating scale based on VO2 max percentile distributions referenced in American College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" (6th Ed. 2000). It is designed to provide a qualita- tive description of a user's VO2 max estimation, and a means of assessing initial fitness level and tracking improvement.
MILITARY
When enabled the Life Fitness Treadmill features additional fitness tests based upon specific predefined protocols. (See Section 5.1 Manager’s Configuration, Fit Tests, for information on how to enable these tests.)
ARMY PFT: 2.0 miles
The U.S. Army Physical Fitness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness.
NAVY PRT: 1.5 miles
The running portion of the U.S. Navy Physical Readiness Test is a distance goal test based on the time needed to complete the required distance and is used by the U.S. Navy and Naval academies to measure aerobic capacity.
MARINES PFT: 3.0 miles
The U.S. Marines Physical Fitness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness.
AIR FORCE PRT: 1.5 miles
The U.S. Air Force Physical Readiness Test is a physical performance test used to assess muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness.
GERKIN: Submaximal VO2
The Gerkin Protocol is a graded submaximal VO2 test by the International Association of Fire Fighters to deter- mine fitness for fire department safety.
PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY BATTERY: 1.5 miles
The Physical Efficiency Battery is used by U.S. Federal Law Enforcement, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other federal organizations for the hiring and maintenance of federal jobs.
Scores for these tests are based on finishing time, age, and gender.
To set up one of these tests, select ADVANCED workouts, FIT TESTS, MILITARY and choose the desired test. Then, press ENTER. If the selected test is either the NAVY or MARINES test, the MESSAGE CENTER displays a question as to whether the test is taking place below a certain altitude. For the NAVY test, the altitude is 5,000 feet above sea level; and for the MARINES test, the altitude is 4,500 feet above sea level. Using the ARROW KEYS, select the answer “ABOVE 5,000 FEET”(NAVY) / “ABOVE 4,500 FEET”(MARINES) or “BELOW 5,000 FEET”(NAVY) / “BELOW 4,500 FEET”(MARINES) by toggling between these words displayed in the MESSAGE CENTER. Press ENTER.
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