ACTIVITY-BOOK

STEP TEST
Nearly all students took part on step tests.
The results should be integrated in the Coolaskola
questionaire.
INSTRUCTION FOR STEP TEST:
Start by weighing each person.
The bench should be 33 centimeters high.
Dampen the inside of the contact surfaces of the transmitter
belts. Put the belts around the lower part of the rib cage.
Clean them between each use.
Step up with your left or right leg first (1), then the other leg
and straighten your knees (2), step down (3), (4).
Set a metronome on the frequency 90 (steps/minute) and
every operation 1,2,3,4 is then performed at each “click” of
the metronome (one step/click).
The test will take app 6 minutes and 12 minutes at the most.
You measure the pulse every minute. Use a pulse clock.
The objective is to keep on going until you reach steady
state, that is when the pulse is stable (save for 3 beats)
during 2 minutes. This happens when the body has decided
how much oxygen is needed for this particular work. Not
more than 3 people on one bench - otherwise the pulse
clocks will interfere with each other.
Interrupt if a person´s pulse exceeds 180 beats/minute.