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Component Measured: Cardiovascular Endurance
“It is the ability of the hearth and muscular system to perform with the desired
quality under condition of fatigue”.
Name of the Test: 12 Minute run/walk Note
Aim
The purpose of this test is to measure the cardiovascular endurance by using 12
Minute run/walk test.
Equipment Required:For conducting this test400 or 200 Meters track, Stopwatch
and cones are required.
Testing Procedure:The participant will start running or walking after the signal,
and cover as much distance as possible in 12 minutes. Track should have mark of
every 100 meters so that tester can count the number of laps completed and additional
incomplete lap-distance covered in 12 minutes respectively. Meanwhile tester has
to encourage all the participants to run the entire period of 12 minutes but interspersed
walking is allowed.
Figure 4: 400 Meter track for 12 minutes run/walk
Scoring Procedure: Total distance covered in 12 minutes is recorded as the score
of the participant.
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