LinuxAsmTools
NAME
walktest - compute aerobic health
OPERATION
The one mile walk can be on any level one mile
streach. Most highschool tracks are a quater
mile and make ideal way to measure a mile.
Measuring the after walk pulse can be simply
counting a pulse for 10 seconds and multiplying
by 6. A easier way is to use one of the many
electronic pulse measures. These are built into
some watches. Also, some pluse measures are
part of stop watches and monitor pulse constantly.
After completing the mile walk, your pulse will
slow quickly and return to its resting state. To
check this it is useful to take the resting pulse
before starting.
The output of this test measures aerobic capacity
this is sometimes refered to as MET or VO2max.
MET is short for "metabolic equivalent tasks"
The rating data is taken from National Institute
of Health data.
