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Your fitness age

MikeFlyMike
MikeFlyMike Posts: 639 Member
edited February 6 in Social Groups
This article:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/how-old-is-your-health/?_r=1&
makes use of correlative data to determine some trends. They found that Vo2 max had a huge correlative indicator to heath and age.

It directs one to this calculator:
http://www.ntnu.edu/cerg/vo2max

I of course like it because being almost 50 I came in at "under 20" in fitness age. Then again, I was a twerp when I was under 20 so maybe that isn't a good thing ;)

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  • Flmommy1
    Flmommy1 Posts: 67 Member
    Ok I am ok with what my fitness age came out to but what is the VO2 MAX ? Mine came out as 40 and that is older then my age.
  • TriLifter
    TriLifter Posts: 1,283 Member
    My fitness age is also younger than 20 (I'm 31). Honestly, not surprised there.
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    I got younger than 21...I am 39 , I'll take it!!
  • MikeFlyMike
    MikeFlyMike Posts: 639 Member
    vo2max is a measure of aerobic capacity. The proper way to measure it is in a lab on a treadmill connected to a breathing machine.
    This form found a predictable relationship between waist, resting heart rate etc - to vo2max. The first study found a solid relationship between vo2max and body age. I wouldn't hold it as anything other than an interesting data point OR a call to action if you are older than your years.
  • olerolls
    olerolls Posts: 70 Member
    Mine came out just younger than my age - I'm 40 and I got 37 - but when I ran it for my stats just a couple months ago (before I started Paleo and working with a trainer), I got 49, so I'm definitely going in the right direction.
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