Editing Cooper test (section)

==Interpretation of results==
The following is an example of the many tables that exist for the test:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Cooper Test
|-
! Age
! M/F
! Excellent
! Good
! Fair
! Bad
! Very Bad
|-
! rowspan="2" |11-12
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 2600 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2250–2600 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2050–2250 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1950–2050 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 1950m
|-
| F
| > 1950 m
| 1750–1950 m
| 1500–1750 m
| 1300–1500 m
| < 1300 m
|-
! rowspan="2" | 13-14
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 2700 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2400–2700 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2200–2399 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2100–2199 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 2100 m
|-
| F
| > 2000 m
| 1900–2000 m
| 1600–1899 m
| 1500–1599 m
| < 1500 m
|-
! rowspan=2 | 15-16
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 2800 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2500–2800 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2300–2499 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2200–2299 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 2200 m
|-
| F
| > 2100 m
| 2000–2100 m
| 1700–1999 m
| 1600–1699 m
| < 1600 m
|-
! rowspan=2 | 17-19
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 3000 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2700–3000 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2500–2699 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2300–2499 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 2300 m
|-
| F
| > 2300 m
| 2100–2300 m
| 1800–2099 m
| 1700–1799 m
| < 1700 m
|-
! rowspan=2 | 20-29
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 2800 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2400–2800 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2200–2399 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1600–2199 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 1600 m
|-
|F
| > 2700 m
| 2200–2700 m
| 1800–2199 m
| 1500–1799 m
| < 1500 m
|-
! rowspan=2 | 30-39
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 2700 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2300–2700 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1900–2299 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1500–1899 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 1500 m
|-
| F
| > 2500 m
| 2000–2500 m
| 1700–1999 m
| 1400–1699 m
| < 1400 m
|-
! rowspan=2 | 40-49
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 2500 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2100–2500 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1700–2099 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1400–1699 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 1400 m
|-
| F
| > 2300 m
| 1900–2300 m
| 1500–1899 m
| 1200–1499 m
| < 1200 m
|-
! rowspan=2 | 50+
| style="background-color:#DEF" | M
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 2400 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2000–2400 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1600–1999 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 1300–1599 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 1300 m
|-
| F
| > 2200 m
| 1700–2200 m
| 1400–1699 m
| 1100–1399 m
| < 1100 m
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Cooper test (Experienced athletes)
|-
! Gender
! Excellent
! Good
! Average
! Bad
! Terrible
|-
| style="background-color:#DEF" | Male
| style="background-color:#DEF" | > 3700 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 3400–3700 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 3100–3399 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | 2800–3099 m
| style="background-color:#DEF" | < 2800 m
|-
| Female
| > 3000 m
| 2700–3000 m
| 2400–2699 m
| 2100–2399 m
| < 2100 m
|}

=== VO2 max estimate ===
The results can be correlated with [[VO2 max|VO<sub>2</sub> max]] by inverting the linear regression values presented in the original publication.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cooper |first1=Kenneth H. |title=A Means of Assessing Maximal Oxygen Intake: Correlation Between Field and Treadmill Testing |journal=JAMA |date=15 January 1968 |volume=203 |issue=3 |pages=203 |doi=10.1001/jama.1968.03140030033008 |url=https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1968.03140030033008 |language=en |issn=0098-7484|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Formula:

:<math>\mathrm{VO_2\; max} = {d_{12} - 504.9 \over 44.73}</math>

where d<sub>12</sub> is distance (in metres) covered in 12 minutes, alternatively

:<math>\mathrm{VO_2\; max} = {35.97 \cdot d(\text{miles})_{12} - 11.29}</math>

where d(miles)<sub>12</sub> is distance (in miles) covered in 12 minutes.