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VO2 max (Cooper test)

Uses Kenneth Cooper’s formula: VO2 max = (metres covered in 12 minutes − 504.9) / 44.73, expressed in mL/(kg·min). Assumes an all-out 12-minute run on a flat, measured track.

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Estimated VO2 max
51.3

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Below roughly 1,500 m the linear equation drops rapidly toward zero, as it was calibrated for continuous running rather than walking.

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