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CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS
Cardiovascular fitness is the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen rich blood to the
working muscle tissues and the ability of the muscles to use oxygen to produce energy for
movement.
HARVARD STEP TEST Harvard Step Test is a cardiovascular fitness
test. It is also called Aerobic Fitness Test. It was developed by
"Brouha in 1943. it is used to measure the cardiovascular
fitness/Aerobic fitness by checking the recovery rate.
Equipment Requirement (A gym bench /box of 20 inches high for
men & 16 inches for women, stopwatch and a tape
Procedure
Calculation of the Score: (100 x test duration in second)divided by
(2 x sum of heart beats in recovery periods) Example: , if the total
test duration was 300 seconds and the number of heart beats
between 1 to 1.5 minutes was 70 then the fitness index score will
be 100 x300/2 x 240 =62.5
Advantages: ( minimum equipment required, it required minimal
cost, it is simple to set up and conduct)
Fitness Scoring Rating
Male Female
> 90.0 >86.0 Excellent
80.0-90.0 76.0-85.9 Good[Above
Average]
65.0-79.9 61.0-75.9 Average
55.0-64.9 50.0-60.9 Below Average
<55 <50 Poor