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FIT TEST Results are listed in the tables below.
Relative Fitness Classifi cation for MEN
Rating
Elite Excellent
Very
Good
Above
Average
Average
Below
Average
Low
Very
Low
Estimated V0
2
Max (ml/kg/min) per Age category
20 - 29 years 55+ 53 - 54 50 - 52 45 - 49 40 - 44 38 - 39 35 - 37 <35
30 - 39 years 52+ 50 - 51 48 - 49 43 - 47 38 - 42 36 - 37 34 - 35 <34
40 - 49 years 51+ 49 - 50 46 - 48 42 - 45 37 - 41 34 - 36 32 - 33 <32
50 - 59 years 47+ 45 - 46 43 - 44 39 - 42 34 - 38 32 - 33 29 - 31 <29
60+ years 43+ 41 - 42 39 - 40 35 - 38 31 - 34 29 - 30 26 - 28 <26
Relative Fitness Classifi cation for WOMEN
Rating
Elite Excellent
Very
Good
Above
Average
Average
Below
Average
Low
Very
Low
Estimated V0
2
Max (ml/kg/min) per Age category
20 - 29 years 47+ 45 - 46 43 - 44 38 - 42 33 - 37 31 - 32 28 - 30 <28
30 - 39 years 44+ 42 - 43 40 - 41 36 - 39 31 -35 29 - 30 27 - 28 <27
40 - 49 years 42+ 40 - 41 38 - 39 34 - 37 30 - 33 28 - 29 25 - 27 <25
50 - 59 years 37+ 35 - 36 33 - 34 30 - 32 26 - 29 24 - 25 22 - 23 <22
60+ years 35+ 33 - 34 31 - 32 27 - 30 24 - 26 22 - 23 20 - 21 <20
LIFE FITNESS developed this rating scale based on VO
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max percentile distributions referenced in American College of Sports Medi-
cine’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (8th E. 2010). It is designed to provide a qualitative description of a user’s VO
2
max estimation, and a means of assessing initial fi tness level and tracking improvement.
