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The tables below list fit test results.
RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR MEN
Men Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category
Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Elite 52+ 51+ 48+ 45+ 42+
Excellent 50-51 48-50 46-47 42-44 39-41
Very Good 47-49 45-47 43-45 40-41 36-38
Above Average 44-46 42-44 40-42 37-39 33-35
Average 41-43 39-41 37-39 34-36 30-32
Below Average 38-40 36-38 34-36 31-33 27-29
Low 35-37 33-35 31-33 28-30 24-26
Very Low <35 <33 <31 <28 <24
RELATIVE FITNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR WOMEN
Women Estimated VO2 Max (ml/kg/min) Per Age Category
Rating 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Elite 44+ 42+ 39+ 35+ 34+
Excellent 42-43 40-41 37-38 33-34 32-33
Very Good 39-41 37-39 35-36 31-32 30-31
Above Average 37-38 35-36 32-34 29-30 28-29
Average 34-36 32-34 30-31 27-28 25-27
Below Average 31-33 29-31 27-29 25-26 23-24
Low 28-30 27-28 25-26 22-24 20-22
Very Low <28 <27 <25 <22 <20
Life Fitness developed this rating scale based on VO2 max percentile distributions referenced in American
College of Sports Medicine's "Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription" (6th Ed. 2000). It is
designed to provide a qualitative description of a user's VO2 max estimation, and a means of assessing ini-
tial fitness level and tracking improvement.
