True Manufacturing Company ES9.0 - Manual (Page 53)

ES9.0 Recumbent Bike Owner’s Guide
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How the Test Works
chapter Ten: Fitness Test
How the
Test Works
The test consists of four three-minute stages. Stage one is a
warmup stage. Stages two, three, and four are at ever-increasing
workloads, with your heart rate measured during the second
and third minute of each stage. (If the two heart rate samples in
a given stage are separated by more than six bpm, that stage is
extended for an additional minute.)
The heart rate measured during the last minute of each stage is
compared mathematically with workload, and then extrapolated
to your age-predicted maximal heart rate (see Appendix A).
The workload corresponding to this heart rate is converted to
milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute.
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