AIM
To measure aerobic capacity based on the cardiac response to a given exercise load
Equipment
A metronome sounding at either 88bpm for females, and 96bpm for males, a step or bench at 41.3cm/16.5 inches, stopwatch
Procedure
- The participant completes a thorough warm up
- The assistant gives the ‘go’ signal while the participant commences stepping onto the bench using a “up-up-down-down” rhythm
- The participant stays in time with the metronome and stops at the completion of 3 minutes
- Immediately following the 3 minutes, the participant locates their pulse
- When the participant locates their pluse, the assistant starts the stopwatch for 30 seconds while the participant counts their heart beat
- The participant doubles their result to geth their BPM and can then compare this to the norms