Life Fitness M051-00K70-C031 operation manual Men Estimated VO2 Max ml O2/kg/min Per Age Category

The tables below list fit test results.

RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR MEN

Men	Estimated VO2 Max (ml O2/kg/min) Per Age Category
Rating	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+
Elite	55+	52+	51+	47+	43+
Excellent	53-54	50-51	49-50	45-46	41-42
Very Good	50-52	48-49	46-48	43-44	39-40
Above Average	45-49	43-47	42-45	39-42	35-38
Average	40-44	38-42	37-41	34-38	31-34
Below Average	38-39	36-37	34-36	32-33	29-30
Low	35-37	34-35	32-33	29-31	26-28
Very Low	<35	<34	<32	<29	<26
RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR WOMEN
Women	Estimated VO2 Max (ml O2/kg/min) Per Age Category
Rating	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+
Elite	47+	44+	42+	37+	35+
Excellent	45-46	42-43	40-41	35-36	33-34
Very Good	43-44	40-41	38-39	33-34	31-32
Above Average	38-42	36-39	34-37	30-32	27-30
Average	33-37	31-35	30-33	26-29	24-26
Below Average	31-32	29-30	28-29	24-25	22-23
Low	28-30	27-28	25-27	22-23	20-21
Very Low	<28	<27	<25	<22	<20

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" (7th Ed. 2006) which were obtained from the data collected by the Cooper Institute Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, 1970-2002. It is designed to provide a qualit ative description of a user’s VO2 max estimation; and a means of guiding assessment and tracking improvement.

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