Knowing Your Fitness
Knowing Your Fitness table
Note: Persons with cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, etc. should seek the doctor's advice and plan for appropriate exercise programs according to the their medical condition and individual exercise endurance.
Perofrmance | Analysis of the evaluation result | Recommended exercise Note | ||||
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Frequency (per week) |
Exercise intensity | Accumulated
time (minutes) |
Type | |||
Per day | Per week | |||||
Excellent/ Good |
Keep it up! Your fitness level is better than an average person. You should be able to handle physically demanding tasks easily. | 3 - 7 days | Moderate - Vigorous | 30 - 90 | 200 - 300 | Suitable for
people with average physical fitness and habitual physical activity. Certain
sport related skills are required: running, rowing, swimming, racquet sport and ball games etc. |
Above
Average/ Average/ Below average |
Within acceptable level and should be capable of doing physical tasks in daily life and work. To get better fitness, try more exercises with higher intensity if you have managed to workout at the suggested frequency. | 3 - 5 days | Moderate - Vigorous | 30 - 90 | 150 - 250 | |
Suitable for
most people. No special skill and experience is required. The exercise
intensity can be adjusted: brisk walking, jogging, dancing, cycling and hiking etc. |
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Poor/ Very poor |
You may feel fatigued to have some daily physical activities. To increase your fitness, you should first increase the duration of each exercise session, followed by increasing the frequency of exercise per week. | 2 - 3 days | Light - Moderate | 30 - 60 | 120 -150 |
