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"What's
Your Fitness Level?"
copyright 2003 by Greg Landry,
M.S.
Here's a quick and easy way to estimate
your fitness level. This was developed by
Kasari and is gives you a fitness score
that is indicative of aerobic fitness.
Calculate your fitness score by multiplying
your score for each category (score = intensity
x duration x frequency). For example if
you walked at a moderately heavy intensity
for 40 minutes, five days per week, you
would multiply 3 x 4 x 4. Your fitness score
would be 48 and your fitness level would
be "fair."
SCORE ACTIVITY Intensity 5 Sustained heavy
breathing and perspiration 4 Intermittent
heavy breathing and perspiration 3 Moderately
heavy 2 Moderate 1 Light (slow, easy walking)
Duration 4 Over 30 minutes 3 20 to 30 minutes
2 10 to 20 minutes 1 Under 10 minutes Frequency
5 Daily or almost daily 4 3 to 5 times per
week 3 1 to 2 times per week 2 A few times
per month 1 Less than once per month
SCORE FITNESS LEVEL 80 to 100 High 60 to
79 Very good 40 to 59 Fair 20 to 39 Poor
Under 20 Very Poor
If your score is where you'd like it to
be, great, keep up the good work. If your
fitness level is not where you'd like it
to be, get movin'!
Author and exercise physiologist, Greg
Landry, offers FREE weight loss success
stories and his "Fast, Healthy Weight
Loss" newsletter at his site: http://www.FitnessForYou.org
copyright 2003 by Greg Landry, M.S.
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