The Rockport is a common aerobic fitness test for those of low fitness level. Purpose : The purpose of this Rockport fitness walking test (Kilne 1987) is to monitor the development of the athlete’s VO2 max.
Equipment Require :
* 400 metre track
* Stopwatch
* Weighing scales
* Assistant
Procedure : This test requires the athlete to walk one mile (1609 metres) as fast as possible.
* The assistant weighs and records the athlete’s weight
* The athlete warms up for 10 minutes.
* The assistant gives the command “GO”. starts the stopwatch and the athlete commences the test.
* The assistant records the time taken for the athlete to complete the test and the athlete’s heart rate immediately on finishing.
Scoring : A VO2max Score can be calculated using the following equation (Kilne et at.... 1987 and McSwegin et al., 1998) :
Females : VO2 =- 139.168 - (0.388 x age) - (0.077 x weight in lb.) - (3.265 x walk time in minutes) - (0.156 x heart rate).
Males : add 6.318 to the equation for females above.
