What's your fitness age?

myurav
myurav Posts: 165 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Apparently, Norwegian researchers have created a fairly accurate formula for figuring out VO2 Max. Thought I would share :)

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/how-old-is-your-health/?_r=0

Mine is age 20, woot!
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  • nytrifisoul
    nytrifisoul Posts: 500 Member
    Not sure i trust the calculations but mine says younger than 20.
  • MorganBody
    MorganBody Posts: 33
    Under 20,which is good because I am.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    Your VO2MAX is calculated to be


    46


    and your estimated "fitness age" is


    younger than 20


    ^Pretty good for an "older" chick. :smile:
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Mine is 26. Exactly half my age. :drinker:
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    Your VO2MAX is calculated to be


    46


    and your estimated "fitness age" is


    younger than 20


    EDIT: I suppose that is good, since I'm 32. I don't know what the first number mean, though. I guess I need to actually read what's on the site!
  • anwylyd_un
    anwylyd_un Posts: 164 Member
    VO2MAX of 52 and fitness age of under 20! Not bad for a 41 year old on her way back from surgery who smoked until 19 months back!
  • denniskillz
    denniskillz Posts: 62 Member
    I don't really trust this since its says I am younger than 20
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    says I'm 31 in age. Welp, not too bad considering I'm 33. >.>
  • baldzach
    baldzach Posts: 1,841 Member
    vo2 max of 54 and age of 22. Not bad for a nearly 40 year old "adult onset athlete"
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    I don't really trust this since its says I am younger than 20

    Consider it binary. Under 20 = good. Over 20 = you betta werk!
  • maasha81
    maasha81 Posts: 733 Member
    Your VO2MAX is calculated to be


    46


    and your estimated "fitness age" is


    younger than 20


    EDIT: I suppose that is good, since I'm 32. I don't know what the first number mean, though. I guess I need to actually read what's on the site!

    I got the exact results as well. Not sure how accurate this is though. Lol
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Fitness age = 26
    Real age = 53

    VO2 max from online calculator = 53
    VO2 max when I tested on a Concept2 rower = 48

    Guessing my fairly low resting heart (49 bpm) rate skewed the figures a bit.
  • Domane1963
    Domane1963 Posts: 85 Member
    My fitness age is 30. Not bad for a 50yo granny!!!
  • clarkeje1
    clarkeje1 Posts: 1,640 Member
    Younger than 20! I'm 26
  • thereallucylastix
    thereallucylastix Posts: 20 Member
    Fitness age = 26
    Real age = 53

    VO2 max from online calculator = 53
    VO2 max when I tested on a Concept2 rower = 48

    Guessing my fairly low resting heart (49 bpm) rate skewed the figures a bit.

    Same issue with the low resting heart rate...

    Fitness age = less than 20
    Real age = 35

    VO2 max from online calculator 47

    Resting heart rate 44-48 bpm....for no reason other than genetics! I've only recently (past 3 weeks) given up a 20+ year smoking habit and taken up regular exercise, so I know my resting heartrate is not down to a lifetime of great lifestyle choices!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'm not buying it...mine says younger than 20 and I can assure you, as fit as I am now...and I'm pretty fit right now...I'm nowhere near as fit as I was in my late teens or even early 20s. Hell, I was 3rd in state in the 100 meters when I was 17...god only knows where I'd clock in now.
  • bernied262
    bernied262 Posts: 882 Member
    Your VO2MAX is calculated to be

    47

    and your estimated "fitness age" is

    younger than 20

    I'll take that!! I am 40 :)
  • p4ulmiller
    p4ulmiller Posts: 588 Member
    Fitness age 42.

    I'm 42.

    Meh.
  • Amadbro
    Amadbro Posts: 750 Member
    VO2 of 58, younger than 20..im 30. not bad
  • ElizabethFuller
    ElizabethFuller Posts: 352 Member
    Your VO2MAX is calculated to be 43 and your estimated "fitness age" is 24. Either of those sounds good to me :smile:

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