niedziela, 10 stycznia 2010

Harvard Step Test

Harvard Step Test is a type of cardiac stress tests for the detection and / or diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. It is also a good level of fitness and your ability to recover from the severe physical effort. Faster your heart rate at rest again, in better shape You are in. It's kind of cardiovascular endurance test. The test offers the possibility to continue exercising for an extended period of time without tiring. Body (the person seeking review) steps up and down the platform at a height of about 45 cm. of 30 steps per minute for 5 minutes or until exhaustion. Exhaustion is the moment when the subject is not able to maintain actions for 15 seconds.

Subject seated immediately upon completion of the test and heart rate are calculated for 1 to 1.5, 2 to 2.5 and from 3 to 3.5 minutes.

See Aerobic Capacity Test

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