11 - one mile fitness test – Cybex 625T Treadmill User Manual

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11 - One Mile Fitness Test

Workout Overview
The objective of this test is to monitor the development of the athlete's VO

2

max.

Note: This workout requires the user to wear a 5 KHz Polar

®

or compatible heart rate transmitter

belt.

Input information:
• Age
• Weight
• Gender
• Starting Speed
• Heart rate

Heart Rate Requirements:
Wireless heart rate transmitter

Test procedure:
1.
Record your weight
2. Walk one mile (1,609 metres) as fast as possible
3. Record the time to complete the one mile walk
4. Immediately on finishing the walk record your heart rate (beats per minute)
5. Determine your VO

2

max

The formula used to calculate VO

2

max is:

132.853 - (0.0769 * Weight) - (0.3877 * Age) + (6.315 * Gender) - (3.2649 * Time) - (0.1565 * Heart rate)

Input values are:
• Weight is in pounds (lbs)
• Age is in years
• Gender Male = 1 and Female = 0
• Time is expressed in minutes and 100ths of minutes
• Heart rate is in beats/min

Analysis of VO

2

max scores

Male (values in ml/kg/min)

Superior

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Very Poor

Age

>55.9

51.0 - 55.9

45.2 - 50.9

38.4 - 45.1

35.0 - 38.3

<35.0

13-19

>52.4

46.5 - 52.4

42.5 - 46.4

36.5 - 42.4

33.0 - 36.4

<33.0

20-29

>49.4

45.0 - 49.4

41.0 - 44.9

35.5 - 40.9

31.5 - 35.4

<31.5

30-39

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