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Léger shuttle

Equation
VO2max = 31.025 + 3.238X - 3.248A + 0.1536AX
Variables
X
Speed of the last completed stage, km/h. X = 8 + 0.5 × level.
A
Age in years for ages 8–17. Held at 18 for adults.
VO2max
Estimated maximal oxygen uptake, ml/kg/min.
Year
1988
Authors
Léger, L. A.; Mercier, D.; Gadoury, C.; Lambert, J.
Source
Journal of Sports Sciences
Notes
20 m shuttle, 1-minute stages starting at 8.5 km/h, plus 0.5 km/h each minute. The 1982 Léger–Lambert paper used 2-minute stages and a different regression; this card is the 1988 protocol.

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