70
Age / Years Veryl ow Low Fair Moderate Good Verygood Elite
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 Veryl ow Low Fair Moderate Good Verygood 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
Theclassific ationis basedon a literaturereview of 62 studies where VO2max was measureddirectly in
healthyadult subjects in the USA, Canadaand7 Europeancountries. Reference: Shvartz E, Reibold RC.
Aerobicfitness norms for males and females aged6 to 75 years: a review. Aviat Space Environ Med; 61:3-11,
1990.
ORTHOSTATIC TEST
Orthostatictest is a generallyused tool for monitoringthe balancebetweentraining andrecovery. It is based
onthe training-inducedchangesin the function of your autonomic nervoussy stem. Orthostatic test results are
affectedby several externalfactors, such as mental stress, sleep,latent illness, environmentalchanges
(temperature,altitude),and others. Longterm follow-up helpsy out o optimizey ourtraining andprevent
overtraining.
Orthostatictest isbased on the measurementof heart rate andheart rate variability. Changesin heart rate and
heartrate variability reflect the changesin autonomic regulationof the cardiovasculars ystem. During the test
HRrest, HRstand and HRpeak aremeasured. Heart rateand heart rate variability measuredduringorthostatic
test aregood indicators of disturbancesin the autonomic nervouss ystem, for example fatigueor overtraining.
However,heart rate responsesto f atigueand overtrainingare always individual, andrequirelonger term
follow-up.