VO2Max: Ebbeling Treadmill
Quickly measure and calculate your VO2Max and cardiovascular capacity
VO2Max is a measurement of your body’s ability to process a volume of oxygen and is indexed to your body mass. Achieving and maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system is one of the most important aspects of fitness. Because it measures your body’s capacity to process oxygen, it serves as a good indicator of how much you can safely exert yourself during exercise.
Ebbeling Treadmill Protocol
Purpose
Estimate the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to determine cardiovascular fitness level.
Equipment
Treadmill, stopwatch, heart rate monitor
Procedure
Warm Up:
- Allow the client to walk on the treadmill to warm up without holding the handrails.
- Determine a comfortable speed between 2.0 and 4.5 mph at a 0% grade that produces a heart rate response within Low intensity level (see Target Heart Rate Zones via Program > Metabolic)..
- If the client’s heart rate is not within a Low range at the end of the first minute, adjust the speed accordingly.
Assessment:
- Instruct your client to complete a submaximal four-minute treadmill walk at the same speed determined during the warm-up phase, at a 5% grade.
- Record the client’s heart rate one-minute and 45 seconds.
- If the client’s heart rate varies by more than 5 bpm between two-minutes and four-minutes, extend the workload by an additional minute.
- Record the final working heart rate, typically at three-minutes and forty-five seconds.
Ebbeling Treadmill Calculation
Calculation Result
| DATE | - |
| VO2Max (mL/kg · min) | - |
| VO2Max Classification | - |
VO2Max Classification Chart
Male: 18-25 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 60 | > 60.0 |
| Excellent | 52 | 59.9 |
| Above Average | 47 | 51.9 |
| Average | 42 | 46.9 |
| Below Average | 37 | 41.9 |
| Poor | 30 | 36.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 29.9 |
Male: 26-35 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 56 | > 56.0 |
| Excellent | 49 | 55.9 |
| Above Average | 43 | 48.9 |
| Average | 40 | 42.9 |
| Below Average | 35 | 39.9 |
| Poor | 30 | 34.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 29.9 |
Male: 36-45 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 51 | > 51.0 |
| Excellent | 43 | 50.9 |
| Above Average | 39 | 42.9 |
| Average | 35 | 38.9 |
| Below Average | 31 | 34.9 |
| Poor | 26 | 30.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 25.9 |
Male: 46-55 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 45 | > 45.0 |
| Excellent | 39 | 44.9 |
| Above Average | 36 | 38.9 |
| Average | 32 | 35.9 |
| Below Average | 29 | 31.9 |
| Poor | 25 | 28.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 24.9 |
Male: 56-65 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 41 | > 41.0 |
| Excellent | 36 | 40.9 |
| Above Average | 32 | 35.9 |
| Average | 30 | 31.9 |
| Below Average | 26 | 29.9 |
| Poor | 22 | 25.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 21.9 |
Male: 66-100 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 37 | > 37.0 |
| Excellent | 33 | 36.9 |
| Above Average | 29 | 32.9 |
| Average | 26 | 28.9 |
| Below Average | 22 | 25.9 |
| Poor | 20 | 21.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 19.9 |
Female: 18-25 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 56 | > 56.0 |
| Excellent | 47 | 55.9 |
| Above Average | 42 | 46.9 |
| Average | 38 | 41.9 |
| Below Average | 33 | 37.9 |
| Poor | 28 | 32.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 27.9 |
Female: 26-35 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 52 | > 52.0 |
| Excellent | 45 | 51.9 |
| Above Average | 39 | 44.9 |
| Average | 35 | 38.9 |
| Below Average | 31 | 34.9 |
| Poor | 26 | 30.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 25.9 |
Female: 36-45 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 45 | > 45.0 |
| Excellent | 38 | 44.9 |
| Above Average | 34 | 37.9 |
| Average | 31 | 33.9 |
| Below Average | 27 | 30.9 |
| Poor | 22 | 26.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 21.9 |
Female: 46-55 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 40 | > 40.0 |
| Excellent | 34 | 39.9 |
| Above Average | 31 | 33.9 |
| Average | 28 | 30.9 |
| Below Average | 25 | 27.9 |
| Poor | 20 | 24.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 19.9 |
Female: 56-65 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 37 | > 37.0 |
| Excellent | 32 | 36.9 |
| Above Average | 28 | 31.9 |
| Average | 25 | 27.9 |
| Below Average | 22 | 24.9 |
| Poor | 18 | 21.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 17.9 |
Female: 66-100 y/o
| CLASSIFICATION | FROM (mL/(kg · min)) | TO (mL/(kg · min)) |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 32 | > 32.0 |
| Excellent | 28 | 31.9 |
| Above Average | 25 | 27.9 |
| Average | 22 | 24.9 |
| Below Average | 19 | 21.9 |
| Poor | 17 | 18.9 |
| Very Poor | 0 | 16.9 |