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Polar BodyAge System SW Help
Basis for Fitness Testing (Kuntotestauksen perusteet), Liite ry, Helsinki, Finland, 1998.
Shvartz E, Reibold RC: Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years: a
review. Aviat Space Environ Med; 61:3-11, 1990.
PAR Questionnaire (used to determine Watts used in protocol) Jackson AS, Blair SN, Mahar MT,
Wier LT, Ross RM, Stuteville JE. Prediction of functional aerobic capacity without exercise
testing. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1990; 22(6): 863-870.
Adult VO2max Norms/Classifications
Shvartz E, Reibold RC: Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years: a
review. Aviat Space Environ Med; 61:3-11, 1990.
Adult VO2mac Percentile Rankings
The Physical Fitness Specialist Certification Manual, The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research,
Dallas, TX, revised 1997.
YMCA Bike Ergometer
Golding, L.A., Myers, C.R., and Sinning, W.E. (1989). Y’s Way to Physical Fitness (p.91).
Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publisher.
Pollock Bike Ergometer
Pollock, M.L., Wilmore, J.H., & Fox, S.M., III. (1978). Health and Fitness Through Physical
Activity. (p.304). New York: Wiley.
Bruce Treadmill Protocol and Modified Bruce Treadmill Protocol
Bruce, R.A., Kusumi, F., & Hosmer, D. (1973). Maximal Oxygen Intake and Nomographic
Assessment of Functional Aerobic Impairment in Cardiovascular Disease. American Heart
Journal, 85, 546-562.
Rockport One Mile Walk
Rockport Walking Institution, (1986) Kline et al. 1987, McSwegin et al. 1998
Cooper 12minute Run
Cooper, 1968
Three Minute Step Test
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