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Note:
No cool down is done at the end of the test.
10. The estimated maximal aerobic capacity is displayed in METs, and VO
2 MAX
.
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 (VO
2 MAX
)
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.
CPAT Test Program
The first phase is a warm up interval at intensity of 56 step/min and lasts 20
seconds. At the end of the first interval the time counter will reset to zero.
The second phase continues through nine 20 second intervals at an intensity of
68 steps/min. The CPAT Stair Climb Test has a total of 10 intervals and lasts for 3
minutes, 20 seconds (including warm up).
1. Press the MORE WORKOUTS key. Then, use the Level UP or DOWN keys to
scroll through the program options. When the console displays CPAT TEST,
press [ENTER] to accept.
2. The console will then display BEGIN FIT TEST.
Operation
