🌟The YMCA 3-Minute Step Test is one of the fastest ways to check your cardio fitness—no equipment needed (just a 12-inch step)… . 🔥 HOW TO DO IT… 1. Step up-up, down-down at 96 bpm for 3 minutes… 2. Sit immediately after and count your heart rate for 1 full minute… 3. Use your score to compare your fitness level by age & gender… . 📊 WHAT YOUR SCORE MEANS… . ⤵️The lower your post-exercise heart rate, the better your cardiovascular recovery… . 🎥Check the chart in this reel to see where you lan

The three-minute step test is one of the simplest methods. With this test, you use a 12-inch step and a metronome, stopwatch, or metronome app for your mobile phone. You step up and down to the metronome for three minutes, then sit down and take your heart rate for one full minute, counting each beat. Become a personal trainer at NPTI Tampa in our May semester. Apply at www.nptiflorida.edu or text 407-772-0057. #npti #healthcoach #veterans #veteranowned #youthfitness #nptitampa #tampabay #nptior