Fitness at Home:The 3-Minute Step Test « Test Plan for Men

 Lose weight ,Eat healthier,Have better posture,and Exercise regularly are  the world's most popular goals (http://www.43things.com/zeitgeist/popular_goals ).
Measuring your fitness level regularly is one way to find out if you're making progress. If you don’t have access to all Accessories of your gym, don’t panic. You have everything you need to measure your fitness level in your own house!
The 3-Minute Step Test measures your aerobic (cardiovascular) fitness level based on how quickly your heart rate returns to normal after exercise.
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Equipment needed:

-  Stopwatch or clock with a second hand;
-  a friend to help you keep count; a 12-inch bench,
-  box, or step;
-  a metronome if not use the free online version at :
    http://a.bestmetronome.com/

procedure:

The metromone is set at 96 beats per minute
 Step on and off the bench for 3 minutes straight while keeping a consistent pace
-          1st beat : In time with the beat step one foot up on the bench .
-          2nd beat :step up with the second foot .
-          3rd beat :step down with one foot .
-          4th beat : and step down with the other foot .
 And then see how quickly your heart rate will come back down.
More explanations you can see this video on youtube:


Scoring of results:
 Here are the age-adjusted standards based on guidelines published by " YMCA ".
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 Ratings for Men, Based on Age 
Age                          
18-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
56-65
65+
Excellent
50-76
51-76
49-76
56-82
60-77
59-81
Good
79-84
79-85
80-88
87-93
86-94
87-92
Above Average
88-93
88-94
92-88
95-101
97-100
94-102
Average
95-100
96-102
100-105
103-111
103-109
104-110
Below Average
102-107
104-110
108-113
113-119
111-117
114-118
Poor
111-119
114-121
116-124
121-126
119-128
121-126
Very Poor
124-157
126-161
130-163
131-159
131-154
130-151
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you are looking for improvement in yourself, regardless of what a chart says.Just try to improve gradually over time from where you started. As long as you are improving, your fitness plan is working.

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