Editing Cooper test (section)

{{Short description|Physical fitness test}}
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The '''Cooper test''' which was designed by [[Kenneth H. Cooper]] in 1968 for [[US military]] use is a [[physical fitness]] test.<ref name=aerobics>{{cite book |last1= Cooper |first1= Kenneth H. |authorlink1= Kenneth H. Cooper |title= Aerobics |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=lzxxbhuKCxgC&q=editions:2AhzqbwhuU8C |date= January 1969 |publisher= [[Bantam Books]] |isbn= 978-0-553-14490-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cooperaerobics.com/About-Cooper/Dr--Kenneth-Cooper.aspx |title=Cooper Aerobics - Dr. Kenneth Cooper |accessdate=2010-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011213536/http://www.cooperaerobics.com/About-Cooper/Dr--Kenneth-Cooper.aspx |archivedate=2010-10-11 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/fitnessevalandassessment/a/12MinRun.htm | title=Cooper Test: A 12-Minute Run to Check Aerobic Fitness | access-date=2010-06-19 | archive-date=2016-03-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306054902/http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/fitnessevalandassessment/a/12MinRun.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> In its original form, the point of the test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes. Pacing is important, as the participant will not cover a maximal distance if they begin with a pace too close to an all out sprint. The outcome is based on the distance the test person ran, their age and their gender.

It is a very hard test to perform in larger groups. For athletes, the length of the run is considered to be that of a short distance run, since everything above 3&nbsp;km is rated "long distance"—which means the runner will primarily use their [[muscle|"red", slow oxidative muscle cells]].

For comparison the 2 miles (3,218.7 meters) world best is 7:54.10 set by [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] and the [[5000 meters]] outdoor world record of [[Joshua Cheptegei]] is 12:35.36. With the same average speed, this would give 4768 metres for the Cooper test. The 2 miles world best for women is held by [[Meseret Defar]] with 8:58.58 and [[Faith Kipyegon]]'s world record time for the outdoor 5000 meters is 14:05.20.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records | title=World Athletics }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-best-performances | title=World Athletics }}</ref>