Performing the Test
- Start by setting the metronome to 96 beats per minute. ...
- Once set, start your timer and begin stepping on and off the step to the metronome beat for 3 minutes. ...
- When the timer clocks 3 minutes, stop the routine and sit while maintaining an upright posture.
How is the 3 minute step test calculated?
The Step Test is designed to measure a person's aerobic fitness. Participants step up and down, on and off an aerobics- type step for THREE minutes to increase heart rate and to evaluate the heart's recovery rate during the minute immediately following the step test exercise.
How is the 2 minute step test scored?
On the signal “go” the patient/client begins stepping (not running) in place, raising each knee to the mark on the wall, for as many times as possible in the 2 minute period. 4. Only count the number of times the right knee reaches the required height. That is the score.
