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VO2 max norms

This table categorizes VO2max scores for adult men and women of various ages. These are relative VO2max scores, in the units of mls of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute.

MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE NORMS FOR MEN (ml/kg/min)

	18-25 years old	26-35 years old	36-45 years old	46-55 years old	56-65 years old	65+ years old
excellent	>60	>56	>51	>45	>41	>37
good	52-60	49-56	43-51	39-45	36-41	33-37
above average	47-51	43-48	39-42	35-38	32-35	29-32
average	42-46	40-42	35-38	32-35	30-31	26-28
below average	37-41	35-39	31-34	29-31	26-29	22-25
poor	30-36	30-34	26-30	25-28	22-25	20-21
very poor	<30	<30	<26	<25	<22	<20

MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE NORMS FOR WOMEN (ml/kg/min)

	18-25 years old	26-35 years old	36-45 years old	46-55 years old	56-65 years old	65+ years old
excellent	56	52	45	40	37	32
good	47-56	45-52	38-45	34-40	32-37	28-32
above average	42-46	39-44	34-37	31-33	28-31	25-27
average	38-41	35-38	31-33	28-30	25-27	22-24
below average	33-37	31-34	27-30	25-27	22-24	19-22
poor	28-32	26-30	22-26	20-24	18-21	17-18
very poor	<28	<26	<22	<20	<18	<17

source: these norms have been derived from several and now unknown sources

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VO2 max norms

MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE NORMS FOR MEN (ml/kg/min)

MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE NORMS FOR WOMEN (ml/kg/min)

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