Interpret Your Fitness Test - Polar Electro FT40 User Manual

Interpret Your Fitness Test Results
Interpret the OwnIndex values by
comparing your individual values
and changes in them over time.
OwnIndex can also be interpreted
based on gender and age. Locate
your OwnIndex on the table, and
find out how your aerobic fitness
compares to others of the same
gender and age.
This classification is based on a literature
review of 62 studies where VO was
2max
measured directly in healthy adult
subjects in the USA, Canada and seven
European countries. Reference: Shvartz E,
Reibold RC: Aerobic fitness norms for
males and females aged 6 to 75 years: a
review. Aviat Space Environ Med;
61:3-11, 1990.
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