VO2max from a One Mile Jog
Using statistical techniques, Brigham Young University (USA) scientists
used the heart rates, body weights, and one mile jog times from 54
students to create a fairly simple mathematical equation for VO2max.
They then checked the predictive power of the equation by using it to
forecast the VO2max of another 52 runners involved in the study. When
these predicted VO2max were compared with the runners’VO2max
determined in the exercise physiology laboratory, the equation was
determined to be remarkably accurate.
Required resources
To undertake this test you will require:
400 metre track or treadmill
Stop watch
Heart rate monitor.
How to conduct the test
Warm up by jogging for a couple of minutes
Jog one mile at an easy, steady pace, making sure that you take longer (yes
longer) than eight minutes (males), or more than nine minutes (females)
Record how long it actually takes you to jog one mile
Record your heart rate immediately on completing the mile.
Analysis
The algorithms to calculate your VO2max are:
4 Male Athletes VO2max = 108.844 – 0.1636W – 1.438T – 0.1928H
4 Female Athletes VO2max = 100.5 – 0.1636W – 1.438T – 0.1928H
Where W = Weight in kg, T = Time for the one mile run and H = Heart Rate
at the end of the run. I can help you figure it out with this formula
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