Nautilus Quinton Owner's Manual - The Military Fit Test
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7. The test will be terminated early, and the messages “TEST TERMINATED / TRY AGAIN LATER” will be
displayed if:
• The user stops exercising at any point during the test.
• The [STOP] key is pressed.
• 85% of the age predicted maximum heart rate is achieved.
• If after the 16 stages have been completed, the age predicted heart rate has not been achieved.
• The heart rate response to each work level must be greater than the heart rate response to the last
level.
8. The test is complete when the subject’s HR reaches 85% of their age-predicted maximum HR according to the
following formula:
Max Heart Rate (MaxHR) = 215 – {0.75 * Age}
Target Test Heart Rate = 0.85 * Max Heart Rate
9. Following the test, the program enters cool down, the treadmill speed decreases to 1 mph and incline to 0%.
The subject’s heart rate is measured at the end of one minute.
10. At the end of the 1 minute Cool Down, the “Test Complete” message is displayed and the test statistics are
scrolled twice as follows:
• Total Exercise Time
• Target Heart Rate
• Target Speed
• Target Incline
• Target METs
• Recovery Heart Rate
The Military Fit Test
The Military Fit Tests allow the user to select one of four military physical readiness tests: Air Force PFT, Army
PFT, Marine PFT and Navy PRT.
Air Force Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
The Air Force PFT on the treadmill is a 1.5 mile run. The time that it takes for the subject to complete the 1.5 miles
is compared to the table and a component point total is given.
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MORE WORKOUTS: FIT TEST PROGRAM