What does a Fitness Calculator – calculate?

Fitness or maximum oxygen up-take is the best measurement when we describe our general health – according to scientists at a hearth trainings center in Norway.

This Fitness calculator is evidence based - what is average fitness level, at which age.

Fitness number you ought to achieve:

Age	VO2max women	VO2max men
20-29 years	43	54
30-39 years	40	49
40-49 years	38	47
50-59 years	34	42
60-69 years	31	39
70 years +	27	34

Active middle-aged people can have the same maximal oxygen uptake as 20-29 year olds:

	Age-group	Inactive	Highly active
Men	20-29 years	47	60
Men	50-59 years	38	47
Women	20-29 years	37	49
Women	50-59 years	31	37

More than 5500 healthy Norwegians between the ages of 13 – 90 years have been test group for this Fitness Calculator you now use. (Source: Cardiac Exercise Research Group)