One mile walk test

The one mile walk test is a submaximal test the requires you to walk one mile as fast as you can.

Instructions:
1. Make sure you have a known distance to walk. Could be 400 meters to walk four times or a measured one mile distance.
2. Walk as fast as you can without feeling strained.
3. Note the time and the heart rate when finishing the distance.

VO2max
ml/kg/min
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Gender
Age
Weight
Time
Heart Rate
yrs

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Background

Walking at given speed requires a certain oxygen uptake. If heart rate is known together with age and gender it is possible to estimate maximal heart rate and thereby maximal oxygen uptake.

Reference
Estimation of VO2max from a one-mile track walk, gender, age, and body weight.
Kline GM, Porcari JP, Hintermeister R, Freedson PS, Ward A, McCarron RF, Ross J, Rippe JM.
Med Sci Sports Exerc 1987 Jun;19(3):253-9

 

 

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#11 pete 2013-09-02 02:45
Would like to use this in my 8th grade PE class. Can I have the number for this so I can tell my students their what is an advance score, proficient score and a limited score.
Thanks
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#10 andrea 2013-07-09 21:27
Where's the scoring???
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#9 Ben 2013-04-11 01:10
Quoting Brian Cahill:
How do we send this in? Or do we print this out?

Right-click the image and select print.
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#8 Brian Cahill 2013-02-12 16:00
How do we send this in? Or do we print this out?
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#7 saedi 2012-07-03 08:49
Vo2max mean in the age 12-14 years is much
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#6 saedi 2012-07-03 08:37
Please calculate the Cooper test run 1 mile. Accounted for adolescents 12-14 years of help. Thanks
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#5 saedi 2012-07-03 08:32
This formula is for all ages. Please accounted for adolescents 12-14 years of help. Thanks
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#4 Shorton Tyme 2011-12-13 08:15
What is a good score???
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