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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 steady-state heart rates are obtained above
115 beats/minute. The test can be as short as 6 minutes, or as long as 15 minutes.
•
No cool down is done at the end of the test.
9.
The estimated maximal aerobic capacity is displayed in METs, and VO
2max
. The results
are compared to normative values of the same age and gender
1
(see below), and given
a fitness rating of “Low”, “Fair”, “Average”, “Good”, or “High.”
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.
