Supplementary Table 9.
ACSM Cardiorespiratory Fitness Classifications (VO2max) by Age Group and Sex.
| Sex | Category | VO2max (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 20–29 (n) | VO2max (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 30–39 (n) | VO2max (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 40–49 (n) | VO2max (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 50–59 (n) | VO2max (ml·kg−1·min−1) | 60–69 (n) |
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| Male | Very Poor | 36.7 – 29.0 | 0 | 27.2 – 32.7 | 6 | 24.2 – 29.0 | 1 | 20.9 – 24.4 | 0 | 12.4 –– 21.2 | 0 |
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| Poor | 38.1 – 43.5 | 0 | 34.1 – 38.5 | 5 | 30.5 – 34.6 | 2 | 26.1 – 29.5 | 1 | 22.4 – 25.7 | 0 | |
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| Fair | 44.9 – 49.9 | 0 | 39.6 – 43.8 | 75 | 35.7 – 38.9 | 2 | 30.7 – 33.8 | 0 | 26.6 – 29.1 | 0 | |
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| Good | 50.2 – 55.1 | 0 | 45.2 – 49.2 | 70 | 40.3 – 45.0 | 22 | 35.1 – 39.7 | 0 | 30.5 – 34.5 | 0 | |
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| Excellent | 57.1 – 61.8 | 0 | 51.6 – 56.5 | 15 | 46.7 – 52.1 | 15 | 41.2 – 45.6 | 4 | 36.1 – 40.3 | 0 | |
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| Superior | > 66.3 | 0 | > 59.8 | 0 | > 55.6 | 0 | > 50.7 | 0 | > 43.0 | 1 | |
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| Female | Very Poor | 21.7 – 26.2 | 0 | 19.0 – 22.5 | 0 | 17.0 – 20.0 | 0 | 16.0 – 18.3 | 0 | 13.4 – 15.6 | 0 |
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| Poor | 28.6 – 33.6 | 0 | 24.1 – 27.4 | 0 | 21.3 – 24.1 | 0 | 19.1 – 21.2 | 0 | 16.5 – 18.4 | 0 | |
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| Fair | 34.6 – 38.9 | 0 | 28.2 – 31.1 | 0 | 24.9 – 27.7 | 0 | 21.8 – 24.4 | 0 | 18.9 – 20.5 | 0 | |
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| Good | 40.6 – 44.7 | 1 | 32.2 – 36.1 | 4 | 28.7 – 32.4 | 5 | 25.2 – 27.6 | 0 | 21.2 – 23.8 | 0 | |
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| Excellent | 46.5 – 51.3 | 0 | 37.5 – 41.4 | 33 | 34.0 – 38.4 | 7 | 28.6 – 32.0 | 0 | 24.6 – 27.0 | 0 | |
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| Superior | > 56 | 0 | > 45.8 | 23 | > 41.7 | 10 | > 35.9 | 1 | > 29.4 | 2 | |
Notes: ACSM = American College of Sports Medicine; ml·kg−1·min−1 = milliliters per kilogram per minute; Column headers (e.g., 20–29 (n), 30–39 (n)) indicate the number of participants within each age group.