Hi,
In the recent email/newsletter that I received from SDI/TDI there was an article concerning fitness to dive. There was a "test" in the article to determine fitness to dive...
"You can assess your VO2max on a treadmill quickly and easily. Using a treadmill, if you are able to maintain the speed of 3mph (4.8km/h) at 20% incline you are working at 11.6 METs and if the incline is 25% you are working at 13.6 METs. However, once again, repeating myself and being intentionally annoying to you, I will state clearly that you must consult your family physician and be cleared to perform this extremely demanding test."
The author suggested that this would be something that you could do to assess one's fitness level. My problem with this is that I recently purchased a treadmill and the model (NordicTrack C990) maxes out at 15 degree incline, even though it will max at 12mph. I did some research online and couldn't find a regular treadmill that will go further than a 15 degree incline. How do you assess your fitness level if the regularly available treadmills don't comply with the described test?
I asked the same question online in the comments box at the end of the article but my comments never appeared at the end of the article and no one has responded to my questions so far. Are the numbers in the article correct? Is there a special type of treadmill needed to do the test? Any response would be appreciated..
In the recent email/newsletter that I received from SDI/TDI there was an article concerning fitness to dive. There was a "test" in the article to determine fitness to dive...
"You can assess your VO2max on a treadmill quickly and easily. Using a treadmill, if you are able to maintain the speed of 3mph (4.8km/h) at 20% incline you are working at 11.6 METs and if the incline is 25% you are working at 13.6 METs. However, once again, repeating myself and being intentionally annoying to you, I will state clearly that you must consult your family physician and be cleared to perform this extremely demanding test."
The author suggested that this would be something that you could do to assess one's fitness level. My problem with this is that I recently purchased a treadmill and the model (NordicTrack C990) maxes out at 15 degree incline, even though it will max at 12mph. I did some research online and couldn't find a regular treadmill that will go further than a 15 degree incline. How do you assess your fitness level if the regularly available treadmills don't comply with the described test?
I asked the same question online in the comments box at the end of the article but my comments never appeared at the end of the article and no one has responded to my questions so far. Are the numbers in the article correct? Is there a special type of treadmill needed to do the test? Any response would be appreciated..