Before revision: The test is not considered to be useful for untrained pupils at all .Library of the Heidelberg University: Evaluation of the COOPER-Tests from a performance-physiological perspective Retrieved 3 July 2014 where d(kilometers)12 is distance (in kilometers) covered in 12 minutes.
After revision: The test is not considered to be useful for untrained pupils formula given by CooperRegression analysis within in a study of sedentary male subjects revealed a significant correlation (r = 0.93, P<0.001) with direct VO2Max measurements with a modified formula: .Library of the Heidelberg University: Evaluation of the COOPER-Tests from a performance-physiological perspective Retrieved 3 July 2014 where d(kilometers)12 is distance (in kilometers) covered in 12 minutes.