Home / Exercising / Fitness tests / Advanced tests / Aerobic tests / Treadmill VO2 max Test

The treadmill VO2 max test

Introduction

You can use the Treadmill VO2 max Test to accurately measure your fitness year round.

What is the point?

For endurance athletes, measuring VO2 max is an effective way to keep track of their fitness levels.

Because it is conducted indoors on a treadmill, the Treadmill VO2 max Test is a very accurate test that can be used year round.

What do you need?

  • A treadmill with adjustable speed and gradient
     
  • A stopwatch
     
  • An assistant
     
How do you do the test?

  • Warm up
     
  • Set the treadmill with a speed of 11.3 km/hour (7.02 miles/hr) and a slope of 0?
     
  • Run on the treadmill until exhaustion
     
  • Start the stopwatch at the start of the test and stops it when the athlete is unable to continue - this ideally should be between 9 and 15 minutes
     
  • The slope of the treadmill is increased every minute as detailed below
     


Time (minutes) km/hour Slope
0 11.3
1 11.3
2 11.3
3 11.3
4 11.3
5 11.3 10°
6 11.3 11°
7 11.3 12°
8 11.3 13°
9 11.3 14°
10 11.3 15°
11 11.3 16°
12 11.3 17°
13 11.3 18°
14 11.3 19°
15 11.3 20°

What results you'll get :

VO2 max can be calculated from total time using the formula below:

VO2 max = 42 + (Time ? 2)

"Time" is the total time of the test expressed in minutes and fractions of a minute.

What is being measured again?

This is a way of measuring your VO2 max.


 
 

 

 

Related articles :

 

Exercise videos :

 

Quizzes & tests :

 
» Abs training
» Sit & reach test
» Core strength
» Shuttle run test
» Know your muscles
Advertisers
Body function
Body & fitness
Fitness tests
Advanced tests
Aerobic tests
12 minute Cooper Test
12 minute Wheelchair VO2max Test
Bleep Test
Kosmin Test
Rockport fitness walking test
Treadmill VO2 max Test
VO2 max Step Test
VO2max race result
Anaerobic tests
Body & exercise tests
Endurance tests
Explosive tests
Flexibility tests
Power tests
Sports tests
Strength tests
Exercise tools
Home workout
Types of training
Special populations
Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter here. Submit your email below and choose from the options on the next page.