YMCA Cycle Ergometer:
Equipment:
 Cycle ergometer
 Stopwatch
 Heart Rate Monitor
 Metronome-set to 100 bpm
 Pencil/testing forms
Procedure:
 Be sure the bike is calibrated
 Explain the concept of the test to the client
 Properly adjust the seat height-when the pedal is at its lowest point the knee should be
straight with the ball of the foot on the pedal and the leg stretched
 Allow the client to practice the pace of 50 revolutions per minute with the metronome
 Set the initial workload at 150 kgm/min
 Client will work at the first workload for 3 minutes
 Count the heart rate at the second and third minutes-if these HRs vary by more than 5
beats extend the ride for an extra minute or until a stable value is obtained
 During the last 15 seconds of stage 1, measure the HR. Change the workload by checking
the steady-state HR using the chart below ex: if the HR is 94 bpm proceed to 450
kgm/min or 1.5 kg for stage 2
 The client will then proceed in the same column for the remaining stages
 Continue to record heart rate for each remaining stage at the 2 and 3 minute marks
 The HRs at the end of the second and third minutes may not differ by more than five bpmif they differ by more than five bpm have them continue for another minute
 To ensure an accurate test at least two stages must be completed to plot the appropriate
HRs
 Instruct the client to perform a cool-down
1st Stage
Heart Rate
2nd Stage
3rd Stage
4th Stage
150 kgm
0.5 Kp
HR < 80
HR 80-89
HR 90-100
HR > 100
750 kgm
600 kgm
450 kgm
300 kgm
2.5 Kp
2.0 Kp
1.5 Kp
1.0 Kp
900 kgm
750 kgm
600 kgm
450 kgm
3.0 Kp
2.5 Kp
2.0 Kp
1.5 Kp
1050 kgm
900 kgm
750 kgm
600 kgm
3.5 Kp
3.0 Kp
2.5 Kp
2.0 Kp
Maximal Oxygen Uptake-Males
Max VO2 (mL/kg/min)
Age
Percentile
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
90
54
52.5
51.1
46.8
43.2
80
51.1
48.9
46.8
43.3
39.5
70
48.2
46.8
44.2
41
36.7
60
45.7
44.4
42.4
38.3
35
50
43.9
42.4
40.4
36.7
33.1
40
42.2
41
38.4
35.2
31.4
30
40.3
38.5
36.7
33.2
29.4
20
39.5
36.7
34.6
31.1
27.4
10
35.2
33.8
31.8
28.4
24.1
Maximal Oxygen Uptake-Females
Max VO2 (mL/kg/min)
Age
Percentile
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
90
47.5
44.7
42.4
38.1
34.6
80
44
41
38.9
35.2
32.3
70
41.1
38.8
36.7
32.9
30.2
60
39.5
36.7
35.1
31.4
29.1
50
37.4
35.2
33.3
30.2
27.5
40
35.5
33.8
31.6
28.7
26.6
30
33.8
32.3
29.7
27.3
24.9
20
31.6
29.9
28
25.5
23.7
10
29.4
27.4
25.6
23.7
21.7