Commonly used cardiorespiratory fitness prediction equations can misclassify fitness, highlighting the need to critically assess their suitability based on patient characteristics.
Apply It! By reading this article, you will: • Understand how commonly used cardiorespiratory fitness prediction equations can misclassify fitness in both high-performance and clinical populations. • Learn how common prediction equations were developed and why the population of prediction equation studies matters when interpreting estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and percent-predicted values. • Recognize how to critically assess the suitability of a given cardiorespiratory fitness equation based on your client’s or patient’s characteristics.
Carlisle et al. (Tue,) conducted a review in Cardiorespiratory fitness. Cardiorespiratory fitness prediction equations was evaluated. Commonly used cardiorespiratory fitness prediction equations can misclassify fitness, highlighting the need to critically assess their suitability based on patient characteristics.
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