Showing posts with label Fitness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fitness. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

5-minute Fitness Test

There are many way of determining how fit is our body. Now, isn’t it nice if we can easily tell whether we are fit or not. Here are some steps to find out how fit you are without having to spend a big amount of your time having your own fitness instructor:

1.Stand in front of the stair.
2.Step up once, with the left foot first. Step down with the right foot first. Repeat for ½ minutes.
3.Without stopping, change the leg so you step up with your right ad complete the 3 minutes.
4.Sit down and find your pulse. Count your pulse for 15 seconds.
5.Multiply the result by 4 to have your pulse per minute.
6.Check for the final result below.

Rating-Very Good/Good/Ok/Poor/Very Poor
Men-<110/110-124/125-140/141-155/>155
Women-<116/116-130/131-146/147-160/>160
Boys-<120/120-130/131-150/151-160/>160
Girls-<124/124-134/135-154/155-164/>165