5.The controller will display “ENTER GENDER / 1 - MALE / 2 - FEMALE. Enter your gender code using the numeric keypad.
6.The controller will display “PRESS START”. Press the [START] key to begin the test. Follow the onscreen prompts. The following messages may be displayed during a fitness test:
•“CHECK HR BELT” - Indicates that the heart rate signal has been missing for the last 30 seconds.
7.The test will be terminated early, and the messages “TEST TERMINATED / TRY AGAIN LATER” will be displayed if:
•The user stops exercising at any point during the test.
•The [STOP] key is pressed.
•The heart rate response to each work level is the same or less than the previous work level.
•The heart rate never reaches 115 beats/minute.
•The heart rate continues to rise after the fifth minute.
8.The test is complete when two consecutive
•No cool down is done at the end of the test.
9.The estimated maximal aerobic capacity is displayed in METs, and VO2max . The results are compared to normative values of the same age and gender1 (see below), and given a fitness rating of “Low”, “Fair”, “Average”, “Good”, or “High.”
Fitness Rating Norms (VO2max)
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| AGE |
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| 20 – 29 | 30 – 39 | 40 – 49 | 50 – 59 | 60 + |
Men |
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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 |
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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 |
1The 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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