Vo2 Max. Standard Ratings - Garmin DESCENT MK2I Owner's Manual

Vertical Oscillation: The amount of bounce while you are running. The vertical motion of your torso, measured
in centimeters for each step.
Vertical Oscillation Gauge: A color gauge showing the amount of bounce while you are running.
Vertical Ratio: The ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length.
Vertical Ratio Gauge: A color gauge showing the ratio of vertical oscillation to stride length.
Vertical Speed: The rate of ascent or descent over time.
Vertical Speed to Target: The rate of ascent or descent to a predetermined altitude. You must be navigating for
this data to appear.
Work: The accumulated work performed (power output) in kilojoules.

VO2 Max. Standard Ratings

These tables include standardized classifications for VO2 max. estimates by age and gender.
Males Percentile
Superior 95
Excellent 80
Good 60
Fair 40
Poor 0–40
Females Percentile
Superior 95
Excellent 80
Good 60
Fair 40
Poor 0–40
Data reprinted with permission from The Cooper Institute. For more information, go to
www.CooperInstitute.org.
Appendix
20–29 30–39
55.4 54
51.1 48.3
45.4 44
41.7 40.5
<41.7 <40.5
20–29 30–39
49.6 47.4
43.9 42.4
39.5 37.8
36.1 34.4
<36.1 <34.4
40–49 50–59
52.5 48.9
46.4 43.4
42.4 39.2
38.5 35.6
<38.5 <35.6
40–49 50–59
45.3 41.1
39.7 36.7
36.3 33
33 30.1
<33 <30.1
60–69 70–79
45.7 42.1
39.5 36.7
35.5 32.3
32.3 29.4
<32.3 <29.4
60–69 70–79
37.8 36.7
33 30.9
30 28.1
27.5 25.9
<27.5 <25.9
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