Cardio Score
Instructions
Enter your sex and age and then select which form of cardio you want to get scores for. If you'd like to get a comparison for your aerobic and anaerobic scores, enter a time less than 3 minutes and a time greater than 3 minutes. If you only want one score, you can just enter one time and distance.
What does my score mean?
Your cardio score is a measure of your cardiovascular fitness relative to your sex and age. It's generated by converting your entered data for each category into a pace that is then compared to a personalized cardio standards table. This cardio standards table is normalized by sex and age. What this means is that your cardio score accounts for two of the main determinants of cardiovascular potential and can therefore be used to directly compare very different people.
What about the ranks?
The primary purpose of the ranks is to help with setting realistic goals and give you some benchmarks to work towards. The time frames for each rank are fairly broad as there are many factors that affect the development of cardiovascular endurance. However, they assume that you're generally healthy, with no underlying conditions or injuries and have the mobility to perform all the exercises correctly. They also assume that your diet is reasonably good and that your training is both consistent and effective.
The standards table shows the minimum time needed to reach each of the cardio ranks for your entered exercise and distances. The times on the table are based on competition data, world records, and the average time needed to attain each rank. From there, they are adjusted to reflect your personal details, sex and age.
Why are the walking standards so high?
The walking standards incorporate the Olympic sport of racewalking. The form is distinctly different than normal walking but is still considered walking, as at least one foot is visibly in contact with the ground at all times. Also, the standards provide the necessary difficulty to be compared to other forms of cardio. While walking a 12 minute mile is fast for normal walking, the level of fitness required should not rate the same as running a 6 minute mile.
The Fitness Score System
Cardiovascular endurance is just one of the components of physical fitness. For more score calculators like this, check out the resources page to find your strength score, body composition score, and more. The different component scores are designed to be comparable to each other as well. This means you can compare if your strength to your cardiovascular endurance. As part of our highly customizable workout tracking, these scores are automatically calculated and can be seen on your fitness dashboard.
