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VO2 max norms for women 60–69

Median: 19.6 mL/kg/min (60–69). Every value below is taken directly from the published source.

Women · age10th20th30th40th50th60th70th80th90th
60–69 13.415.417.018.319.620.922.424.327.3

Values in mL/kg/min at each published percentile. “—” = not published by the source (we don’t estimate it).

Ratings for women 60–69

RatingVO2 maxPercentile
Excellentabove 27.3 mL/kg/minabove 90th
Very good24.3–27.3 mL/kg/min80th–90th
Good20.9–24.3 mL/kg/min60th–80th
Average18.3–20.9 mL/kg/min40th–60th
Fair15.4–18.3 mL/kg/min20th–40th
Needs workbelow 15.4 mL/kg/minbelow 20th

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Sources
  • Kaminsky LA, Arena R, Myers J, et al. Updated Reference Standards for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Measured with Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Data from the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND). Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2022;97(2):285–293. Table 3 (treadmill, RER ≥ 1.0). doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.08.020. Sample: 16,278 treadmill tests from apparently healthy US adults aged 20–89, 34 laboratories.