The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. In the first example the result is 37.0 ml/kg/min.
The calculator is not a lab VO2max and not an exercise test. The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate.
Enter data and click Calculate.
The calculator uses the numbers you enter. The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. In the first example the result is 37.0 ml/kg/min.
The five form fields are Age, Resting heart rate, Weekly MVPA minutes, Two-flight stairs peak heart rate, and Estimated body fat. VO2max estimate means: This is the main result on this page. In the first example it is 37.0 ml/kg/min. Age means: The first form field. It enters the formula or sits beside the result. The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. Resting heart rate means: The second form field. The calculator is not a lab VO2max and not an exercise test.
The second example gives 29.8 ml/kg/min. The third example gives 49.6 ml/kg/min. The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. In the first example the result is 37.0 ml/kg/min.
The calculator is not a lab VO2max and not an exercise test.
Enter 40, 62, 200, 150, 22, then click Calculate. A comma in 12.5 is read the same way as a period. Fields on a 0-10 scale are notes and are not the primary result unless this page formula says so.
The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate.
In the first example the result is 37.0 ml/kg/min. The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate.
37.0 ml/kg/min
The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. In the first example the result is 37.0 ml/kg/min.
29.8 ml/kg/min
The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. In the second example the result is 29.8 ml/kg/min.
49.6 ml/kg/min
The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. In the third example the result is 49.6 ml/kg/min.
In the first example the result is 37.0 ml/kg/min. The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate.
With the second set of fields the result is 29.8 ml/kg/min.
With the third set of fields the result is 49.6 ml/kg/min.
The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate.
The calculator is not a lab VO2max and not an exercise test.
This is the main result on this page. In the first example it is 37.0 ml/kg/min. The first form field. It enters the formula or sits beside the result. The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. The second form field. The calculator is not a lab VO2max and not an exercise test.
Yes. 12.5 and 12,5 are read the same way.
The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age.
No. The calculator is not a lab VO2max and not an exercise test. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate.
When the stairs heart rate is not above resting heart rate. Then the peak is 220 minus age.
No. Fat percent and MVPA minutes sit beside the estimate and do not multiply 15.3.
Beats per minute after a few minutes of sitting or after waking, matching what you usually measure.
The estimate is 15.3 × peak heart rate / resting heart rate. Stairs peak heart rate is used when it is above rest. Otherwise the calculator uses 220 minus age. MVPA minutes and fat percent sit beside the estimate. The calculator is not a lab VO2max and not an exercise test.
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