Participate in the Queens College Step Test and calculate relative VO2 Max.
This is an extra credit assignment in which you will need to participate in the Queens College Step Test and calculate relative VO2 Max. Please show your formula and document your rating , as well as, how you felt during the test. This can be done for a maximum of 10 points possible.
Purpose: this sub-maximal test provides a measure of cardiorespiratory or endurance fitness
Equipment required: 16 inch step, stop watch and metronome
Procedure: The athlete steps up and down on the platform at a rate of 22 steps per minute for females (metronome set at 88 BPM) and at 24 steps per minute for males (metronome set at 96 BPM). The subjects are to step using a four-step cadence, ‘up-up-down-down’ for 3 minutes. The athlete stops immediately on completion of the test, and the heart beats are counted for 15 seconds from 5-20 seconds of recovery. Multiply this 15 second reading by 4 will give the beats per minute (bpm) value to be used in the calculation below. See video of this test being performed.Links to an external site.
Scoring: an estimation of VO2max can be calculated from the test results, using this formula (McArdle et al.,1972). A rating can be determined using the VO Links to an external site.2max Links to an external site.norms Links to an external site..
men: VO2max(ml/kg/min) = 111.33 – (0.42 x heart rate (bpm) )
women: VO2max(ml/kg/min) = 65.81 – (0.1847 x heart rate (bpm) )
I am a 21 year old male
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