The Cooper Test RunIn 1968 Kenneth H. Cooper developed The Cooper Test Run for the United States military, for use in physical fitness training and testing. 
-The idea of the Cooper test run is to run as far as you can, at a pace as steady as possible, for 12 minutes. -The distance you've covered, your age and sex are all correlated into one of the following Cooper test tables. -This gives you an estimate of your aerobic fitness and cardiovascular endurance. Many school systems use a test similar to the cooper test, only in reverse, running a specified distance and then calculating the time it takes to run that distance. The Cooper Test Table-All the results in this table are given in meters.
-The Cooper Test Run gives you a good assessment of your aerobic fitness that you can use to compare with results from past runs. -If you find your fitness level lacking, or if you just want to start running to lose weight, it can be a good indicator of your progress. -You might even want to start treadmill running programs to stay in shape, or to get in shape for your next test run. -Keep a Fitness log! -a daily fitness journal gives you a goal to shoot for to increase your running endurance, and overall athletic performance. -Knowing your Body mass index is a good idea as well. It estimates your body fat, based on your height and weight. Cooper Test Table # 2-The table that follows is not for the novice runner, but for very serious and experienced athletes only, with a history of long runs.
-There are many exercise benefits, and increasing your cardiovascular endurance as well as your overall fitness level, is certainly among them. -Once you get started it can get downright addictive, and your health is the best addiction you can get. If you're already a runner, you know of what I speak, if you're not ...what are you waiting for? From Cooper Test Run back to Running Health Benefits
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