#1, there's some stairs I used to climb every morning before a meeting. It was hard not to be a little winded by the top. It was one flight with a stop and then two flights straight without a stop. I might find an excuse to count them and time it.
#2, This one I've seen before, and I'm surprised it's not incorporated into smart watches. Mu Garmin knows when I've stopped moving. Maye someday.
#5 My wife is a nurse and I believe they use this to asses patients. Might be a stand and walk test though.
#6 I can do it but it's not graceful and one side is better than the other. I've seen one person do it that was so graceful it looked unhuman.
I'll add a 7th, enter a race and aim for the middle of the bunch. This indicates your fitness is average when compared to people that care enough to enter a 5K (or longer if you like) race which is much better than the public in general.
My Garmin Forerunner 955 has the heart rate recovery function when I end a run. I’m not sure I’ve seen it after other types of activities though, maybe just running? Great slightly older model it still has all the functions you would need for any runners looking for automated heart rate recovery data.
I think all recent Garmins have the recovery option, I think for cycling as well. The test is a little different though. Garmin is recomending a recovery pace or heart rate while this test is looking for how quickly you can lower you HR after your activity stops. You can get this from your HR Garmin and the timer on your phone but it doesn't do it automatically, maybe a future feature.
After I hit the stop button for a run (but before hitting save), I scroll down to the recovery heart rate option. If I select it, it will show me my heart rate for two minutes and when that time is up, it displays the difference between my heart rate at end of activity and heart rate two minutes after activity ends. I usually keep walking when my run is over so it doesn’t drop as much as it could, but since I consistently walk every single time, it at least has consistency across time. But it does look like it shows my recovery heart rate if we are talking about the same thing. It works great for high intensity activities like running or biking, but of course for a workout, the difference is pretty minimal.
Fitness standards from influencers have always slightly annoyed me because they’re typically in a specific domain and for developed athletes in those domains.
Absolutely love this well-rounded approach considering both minimum standards and one’s athletes across the lifespan can work toward.
An outstanding super medium protocol if I’ve ever seen one 👊🏻
Is there any guidance (a table or chart) on the daily # of METS one should target for optimal health? Example: I use the stair test as part of a HIIT workout. I do 3 sets with a 60 sec. rest interval; (the walk down) in 35-40 sec for each up climb.. Is that 30 METS toward my daily goal? Thank you. Adam L Boston MA
Wondering if anyone can help me with a way to do the stair test in my gym. I am a small gym owner and I want to use these metrics with my clients. For the 4 flights of stairs one, could I use a stepper or box? And if I do, would the scores work the same way? For example, should one be able to step up and down 60 times in under 45 seconds? Feels like I might need to adjust the times a bit.
#1, there's some stairs I used to climb every morning before a meeting. It was hard not to be a little winded by the top. It was one flight with a stop and then two flights straight without a stop. I might find an excuse to count them and time it.
#2, This one I've seen before, and I'm surprised it's not incorporated into smart watches. Mu Garmin knows when I've stopped moving. Maye someday.
#5 My wife is a nurse and I believe they use this to asses patients. Might be a stand and walk test though.
#6 I can do it but it's not graceful and one side is better than the other. I've seen one person do it that was so graceful it looked unhuman.
I'll add a 7th, enter a race and aim for the middle of the bunch. This indicates your fitness is average when compared to people that care enough to enter a 5K (or longer if you like) race which is much better than the public in general.
Number seven is a good one. It also gives people a reason to get out and walk or run.
My Garmin Forerunner 955 has the heart rate recovery function when I end a run. I’m not sure I’ve seen it after other types of activities though, maybe just running? Great slightly older model it still has all the functions you would need for any runners looking for automated heart rate recovery data.
I think all recent Garmins have the recovery option, I think for cycling as well. The test is a little different though. Garmin is recomending a recovery pace or heart rate while this test is looking for how quickly you can lower you HR after your activity stops. You can get this from your HR Garmin and the timer on your phone but it doesn't do it automatically, maybe a future feature.
After I hit the stop button for a run (but before hitting save), I scroll down to the recovery heart rate option. If I select it, it will show me my heart rate for two minutes and when that time is up, it displays the difference between my heart rate at end of activity and heart rate two minutes after activity ends. I usually keep walking when my run is over so it doesn’t drop as much as it could, but since I consistently walk every single time, it at least has consistency across time. But it does look like it shows my recovery heart rate if we are talking about the same thing. It works great for high intensity activities like running or biking, but of course for a workout, the difference is pretty minimal.
I’ll look at that again after my next run. Thanks
Hopefully it works!
It does, dropped 40 in the 2 minutes after a 5k trail race. I can see it logged in the activity but it doesn’t seem to track trends in it.
Hey…. I own a dynamometer and I am a doctor and not a dork. Just to be clear :) I needed you to know that!
Just to be clear, I am a dork and own one as well. :)
Ok… Maybe I am both… Now that I know you have one too!
The physio I went to had a fancy one that probably cost hundreds if not thousands but now you can buy one good enough for $30.
Fitness standards from influencers have always slightly annoyed me because they’re typically in a specific domain and for developed athletes in those domains.
Absolutely love this well-rounded approach considering both minimum standards and one’s athletes across the lifespan can work toward.
An outstanding super medium protocol if I’ve ever seen one 👊🏻
You made me laugh out loud with the line, “Only doctors and dorks own dynamometers.”🤣
Is there any guidance (a table or chart) on the daily # of METS one should target for optimal health? Example: I use the stair test as part of a HIIT workout. I do 3 sets with a 60 sec. rest interval; (the walk down) in 35-40 sec for each up climb.. Is that 30 METS toward my daily goal? Thank you. Adam L Boston MA
Wondering if anyone can help me with a way to do the stair test in my gym. I am a small gym owner and I want to use these metrics with my clients. For the 4 flights of stairs one, could I use a stepper or box? And if I do, would the scores work the same way? For example, should one be able to step up and down 60 times in under 45 seconds? Feels like I might need to adjust the times a bit.