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Does fitness trump thinness?
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Zero fitness? You have the most to gain
How to measure fitness
Required VO2*
To improve, add intensity
Experiments
Required VO2*
| Cooking dinner: | 7 |
| Brisk walking: | 15 |
| Climbing stairs: | 22 |
| Jogging (5 mph): | 25 |
| Running (8 mph): | 41 |
* VO2 is measured as the uptake of milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute. Sitting at rest is equal to 3.5 milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute.
Check off the ones you can do with ease. Then focus on the one that would push your heart rate and breathing into a zone you'd describe as "very hard." That's the one closest to your present VO max.
