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Question
CBSEENPE12036681

Explain the Rock port one-mile test’s Administration?

Solution

It is also known as Rock port fitness walking test. Its objective is to check or observe the development of the individual VO2 max, (maximum volume of oxygen.)

Administration of Rockport Fitness Walking Test :

The athlete is asked to start the mile-long walk and complete it as quickly as possible. The athlete has to bear in mind that She/he does not start running or jogging in an effort to complete the test. Once the athlete has completed walking the mile, the time taken to do so is recorded in minutes and hundreds of seconds and the heart rate is recorded as beats per minute. After the time and heart rate are recorded, the following variables are also recorded :

Age in years

Gender (women are given a value of 0 and men a value of 1)

Time to complete the one-mile walk (in minutes and hundreds of seconds.)

Heart rate in beats per minute (recorded immediately after stopping)

The following formula is used to calculate the score for this

test:

VO2 max = 132.853 – (0.0769 × Weight) – (0.3877 × Age) +(6.315 × Gender) – (3.2649 × Time) – (0.1565 × Heart rate)