The Rockport Walk test is used to measure cardiovascular fitness and predict your VO2max.
You can learn more about VO2max here and more about endurance training here.
You will need:
- A 1-mile course (either 3.75 laps of a 400m running track or you can pace out a mile course using a pedometer).
- A stop watch.
Instructions
- Warm up with light walking for 5 minutes.
- Walk (don’t jog or run) 1 mile as fast as you can.
- Record your time to walk 1 mile.
- Take your heart rate immediately at the end of 1 mile (take your pulse over 15 seconds and multiply by 4).
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