An Improved Simple Exercise Test for Evaluation of Physical Fitness.

A simple exercise test for estimating physical fitness is described. It seems superior to the standard Harvard Step Test because of the extreme simplicity of its administration; the fact that it does not limit subjects' performance largely through local muscular fatigue; and because no special equipment is necessary for its performance. This test also seems to be able to appraise subjects' fitness better than the Harvard Test. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]