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. 2021 Nov 15;8(1):e001121. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001121

Table 15.

Steep protocol

Stage (min)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Speed
(mph)
1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.2 5.0
Speed
(kph)
2.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.7 8.0
Incline
(degrees)
0 0 1.5 3 3 5 7 7 9 11 11 13 16 16 16