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Rockport One-Mile Walk Test
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Last discussed Sep 17, 2026
A submaximal fitness test where the participant walks one mile as briskly as possible. Time and heart rate at completion are recorded and used to estimate VO2 max.
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Essentials: How to Assess & Improve All Aspects of Your Fitness | Dr. Andy Galpin
Andy Galpin. · Sep 17, 2026
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Used for: Estimating VO2 max for individuals who cannot or prefer not to run, by walking one mile and recording time and heart rate
Praised: Gentler alternative to running tests, pretty accurate when done correctly, ac...
vs: Recommended as a gentler alternative to the Cooper 12-minute run test for peo...
"There is a one-mile walk test you can do. In this case, you have to have some sort of either a stopwatch or ideally a heart rate monitor. This is a Rockport one-mile submaximal test. So you're going to walk a mile, record the time, record your hea..."
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