Hopkins W G, Robinson S M
Otago Medical School, Dunedin.
N Z Med J. 1988 Aug 10;101(851):512-4.
One hundred and thirty five members of the public who attended a medical school open day and who volunteered for a physical fitness assessment were asked to rate their own physical fitness and to give a reason for their rating; subjects then performed a submaximal exercise test for an estimation of maximum oxygen uptake. More than two-thirds of the reasons given for self-rating of fitness were related to level of regular exercise, while physical exercise performance, health or obesity each accounted for 10% or less of the reasons given. There was no significant correlation between self-rating of fitness and maximum oxygen uptake. It is concluded that for the average person an estimate of the level of regular exercise is likely to be a more appropriate measure of physical fitness than performance in an exercise test.
135名参加医学院开放日并自愿参加体能评估的公众被要求对自己的体能进行评分，并给出评分理由；然后，受试者进行了次最大运动测试以估计最大摄氧量。超过三分之二的体能自我评分理由与定期锻炼水平有关，而体育锻炼表现、健康状况或肥胖在给出的理由中各占10%或更少。体能自我评分与最大摄氧量之间没有显著相关性。得出的结论是，对于普通人来说，定期锻炼水平的估计可能比运动测试中的表现更适合作为体能的衡量标准。
