Table 2

Field-based fitness tests used to assess cardiorespiratory fitness

Fitness test battery (country)
Fitness qualityFitness testEUROFIT (EU)FITNESSGRAM (USA)PCHF (USA)PCPF (USA)AAUTB (USA)YMCAYFT (USA)NYPFP (USA)HRFT (USA)Physical Best (USA)IPFT (USA)CAHPER-FPT II (CAN)CPAFLA (CAN)NFTP-PRC (CHIN)NZFT (NZ)AFEA (AUS)
Aerobic capacity20 m shuttle run···
50×8 m shuttle run·
4/3/2 min 25 m shuttle run·
Hoosier endurance shuttle run·
1.5-mile run/walk test··
1-mile run/walk test············
1000 m run··
1/2-mile run/walk test·······
1/4-mile run/walk test····
Cooper test··
9-min running··
1-min jump rope·
  • Organisational abbreviations given in table 1.

  • EU, Europe; CAN, Canada; CHIN, China; NZ, New Zealand; AUS, Australia.