What is the Cooper test?

The Cooper test involves running as far as possible in 12 minutes on a flat surface. The distance in meters is plugged into the formula to estimate VO2 max in mL/kg/min.

What is a good VO2 max score?

For men aged 20-29, above 51 mL/kg/min is excellent. For women 20-29, above 44 mL/kg/min is excellent. Elite endurance athletes often exceed 70 mL/kg/min.

How accurate is the Cooper test estimate?

The Cooper test estimate has a correlation of about 0.90 with laboratory VO2 max in trained subjects, making it one of the more accurate field tests available.

VO2 Max Cooper Test Estimator

Estimate VO2 max from the 12-minute Cooper run test. Formula: VO2max = (d_12min - 504.9) / 44.73 where d is distance in meters.

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