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The test score is the time taken on the test, in minutes. This can also be converted to an estimated maximal oxygen uptake score using the calculator below and the following formulas, where the value "T" is the total time completed (expressed in minutes and fractions of a minute e.g. 9 minutes 15 seconds = 9.25 minutes). As with many exercise ...
The Fitbit is an always-on electronic pedometer, that in addition to counting steps also displays distance traveled, altitude climbed (via a number of flights of steps count), calories burned, current intensity, and time of day. Worn in an armband at night, it also purports to measure the length and quality of a user's sleep.
The risk continued to drop with more steps, but then plateaued at about 7,500 steps. The optimal step count for people younger than 60, though, was about 8,000 to 10,000 a day, per a separate study.
The cooper test which was designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968 for US military use is a physical fitness test. [1] [2] [3] In its original form, the point of the test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes. Pacing is important, as the participant will not cover a maximal distance if they begin with a pace too close to an all out sprint.
The 10k race is the largest of its type in Europe. [1] Usually held in mid-May, it is the third-largest mass participation running event in the United Kingdom, [2] behind the Great North Run and the London Marathon. It is part of the Great Run series of road races in the UK. It was formerly sponsored by Bupa (2003–2014) and Morrisons (2015).
[1] The first world record in the men's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. The first ratified record, Jean Bouin's time of 30:58.8 minutes, had been run the year before. As of June 21, 2009, 37 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [2]
Time Athlete Date Place Ref 27:02 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 11 December 2002 Doha, Qatar 27:01 Micah Kogo Kemboi (KEN) 29 March 2009 Brunssum, Netherlands 26:44 Leonard Patrick Komon (KEN) 26 September 2010 Utrecht, Netherlands 26:38 Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 1 December 2019 Valencia, Spain 26:24 Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) 12 January 2020
On May 28, 2000, Roman Rasskazov of Russia set a new 10-km race walk world record in Saransk in a time of 37:11. [4] The all-time women's 10-km race-walk record is held by Yelena Nikolayeva of Russia, at 41:04. [5]