how to measure your fitness level
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Siva RajFounder & CEO, Revvo
Smart Exercise Bike
[email protected], @jaravisBlog: http://hack.fitness
(Why) & How to Measure Your Fitness Level
06.20.15
Fitness = Capacity for Physical Effort
Units of MeasureVO2Max
METs
METs = 3.5 * VO2Max
Scientific DescriptionsPhysical Fitness
Cardio-respiratory fitnessAerobic Capacity
Fitness Declines As We Age
And Triggers Many Health Issues
Fitness is a Sign of Athletic Potential
Being Active <> Being Fit
Low Fitness Moderate Fitness
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Kulinski et al.Association Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Accelerometer-Derived Physical Activity and
Sedentary Time in the General Population Mayo Clin Proc. n XXX 2014;nn(n):1-9.
How to Measure Fitness
Energy Exp.(watts)
HR Monitor
Direct Method Indirect Method
VO2Max
VO2
VO2Max
HR
Wrist Based HR Monitors Fail
Chest Strap Worked Better
Storer Maximal Bicycle Test Cycle for 1 minute at each intensity level
Take watt level for the last fully completed 1 minute increment
http://www.uni.edu/dolgener/Fitness_Assessment/CV_Fitness_Tests.pdf
Rockport Walking Test
http://www.uni.edu/dolgener/Fitness_Assessment/CV_Fitness_Tests.pdf
Revvo : Fitness AssessmentPatent Pending
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