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| Originally Posted by String I think you'd have to be unconscious to fail or even struggle on the exercise test. You just have to step onto an 18" box in time to a beat for 10 minutes. About as stressful as a slow walk up some stairs. |
When I did it the other day 10mins is the maximum it could last. They monitored the heart rate till it reaches 80% of maximum - 152 in my case. They then work out a fitness score based on which level you reached and your heart rate at the end of each 2min period
There were 5 levels each lasting 2 mins with a faster beat at each level. The final levels are very fast and more like running. The first two levels are so unnaturally slow its hard to follow the beat.
Speaking to the nurse some people do struggle to get past level 1 - I can imagine these are very large people :P Though I live in a top floor flat and have to nip up stairs daily without any bother its surprising the amount people that arrive at my door out of breath.