Cardiovascular Fitness Procedures Manual

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APPENDIX F. CALCULATION OF PREDICTED VO 2 MAX

Predicted VO 2 max = 56.363 + [ 1 .92 1 (PA-R)] – [ 0 .381 (Age at interview)] – [ 0 .754 (BMI)] +
[10.987
(F= 0 , M=1)]


PAR Code (as determined from Appendix E) Code 0-7
Use Age at Interview years
Measured body weight Kg.
Measured body height cm.
BMI (body mass index) = body weight (kg)/height squared (meters) (kg/m^2 )


Use Table in Appendix H to determine protocol based on predicted VO 2 max calculated above.


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