Calculate your fitness based on your pulse values

If you know your resting pulse and max. pulse you can calculate your fitness.

If you do not know your max. pulse you can use the following rule of thumb to estimate it: 220 - age (men) and 226 - age (women).

Calculate your fitness

Resting pulse:

 Beats per minute
Max pulse:
 Beats per minute
Weight:
 Kg
Maximum Oxygene uptake
 l/min
Fitness
 ml/kg/min

How good is your fitness?
In the form below you can see the normal distribution among common people (who do not participate in competitive sports!)

Age

Fitness (ml/min pr. kg)

Female

Low

Pretty low

Medium

Good

Very good

20-29

<28

29-34

35-43

44-48

49>

30-39

<27

28-22

34-41

42-47

48>

40-49

<25

26-31

32-40

41-45

46>

50-65

<21

22-28

29-36

37-41

42>

Male

Low

Pretty low

Medium

Good

Very good

20-29

<38

39-43

44-51

52-56

57>

30-39

<34

35-39

40-47

48-51

52>

40-49

<30

31-35

36-43

44-47

48>

50-59

<25

26-31

32-39

40-43

44>

60-69

<21

22-26

27-35

36-39

40>