Editing VO2 max (section)

===Cooper test===
[[Kenneth H. Cooper]] conducted a study for the [[United States Air Force]] in the late 1960s. One of the results of this was the [[Cooper test]] in which the distance covered running in 12 minutes is measured.<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> Based on the measured distance, an estimate of V̇O<sub>2</sub> max [in mL/(kg·min)] can be calculated by inverting the linear regression equation, giving us:

:<math chem>\ce{\dot VO2}\max \approx {d_{12} - 504.9 \over 44.73}</math>

where ''d''<sub>12</sub> is the distance (in metres) covered in 12 minutes.

An alternative equation is:

:<math chem>\ce{\dot VO2}\max \approx {(35.97 * d'_{12}) - 11.29}</math>

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