Nautilus EV916 Owner's Manual page 19

THE NAUTILUS FIT TEST PROGRAM
"DECREASE TO 90"—Indicates that your stride rate
is above 105 strides per minute.
7. The test will be terminated early, and the
messages"TEST TERMINATED / TRY AGAIN
LATER" will be displayed if:
• The user stops exercising at any point during
the test.
• The [STOP] key is pressed.
• The heart rate response to each work level is
the same or less than the previous work level.
• The heart rate never reaches 115 beats/minute.
• The heart rate continues to rise after the
fi fth minute.
Fitness Rating Norms (VO2max)
AGE
High
Good
Men Average
Fair
Low
High
Good
Women
Average
Fair
Low
1 The American College of Sports Medicine, Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th Edition, Lippincott WIlliams & WIlkins, Philidelphia, PA, 2000, p. 77.
20 – 29 30 – 39
51.4 + 50.4 +
51.3 – 46.8 50.3 – 44.6
46.7 – 42.5 44.5 – 41.0
42.4 – 39.5 40.9 – 37.4
39.4 or less 37.3 or less
44.2 + 41.0 +
44.1 – 38.1 40.9 – 36.7
38.0 – 35.2 36.6 – 33.8
35.1 – 32.3 33.7 – 30.5
32.2 or less 30.4 or less
8. The test is complete when two consecutive steady-
state heart rates are obtained above 115 beats/
minute. The test can be as short as 6 minutes, or as
long as 15 minutes.
No cool down is done at the end of the test.
9. The estimated maximal aerobic capacity is
displayed in METs, and VO2max . The results are
compared to normative values of the same age and
gender1 (see below), and given a fi tness rating
of"Low","Fair","Average","Good", or"High."
40 – 49
48.2 +
48.1 – 41.8 45.2 – 38.5
41.7 – 38.1 38.4 – 35.2
38.0 – 35.1 35.1 – 32.3
35.0 or less 32.2 or less
39.5 +
39.4 – 33.8 35.1 – 30.9
33.7 – 30.9 30.8 – 28.2
30.8 – 28.3 28.1 – 25.5
28.2 or less 25.4 or less
50 – 59 60 +
45.3 + 42.5 +
42.4 – 35.3
35.2 – 31.8
31.7 – 28.7
28.6 or less
35.2 + 35.2 +
35.1 – 29.4
29.3 – 25.8
25.7 – 23.8
23.7 or less
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