Cardiovascular Efficiency Test Scores for College Women in the United States

Abstract Recovery pulse rates following a 3-min. step test were obtained for 2,360 college women who were enrolled in 66 colleges and universities representing the six districts of the AAHPER. The pulse rates were converted to cardiovascular efficiency scores and national standards were established. These include six categories and range from excellent to very poor. In addition, it was found that scores in the Eastern district were better than all others; that physical education majors scored higher than majors in other disciplines; that there is no correlation between height and scores on the step test; and that women who weighed 150 pounds or more did not score as well as those who weighed under that amount.