Fitness is a combination of heart and muscle capacity to use oxygen for energy production. Try these simple tests and your score will focus on those areas in which you need to improve. Your resting pulse is a simple and accurate gauge of cardiovascular fitness. As your level of fitness increases your pulse rate will become stronger and more regular. When you first wake up in the morning its best to take your pulse because any form of emotional or physical exertion during the day will affect this resting pulse number.
Women have a slightly higher pulse rate than men.
Then compare your result down below . To assess your aerobic fitness and stamina, this test reveals how efficiently your heart and lungs work to help your body by measuring the time it takes fro your heart to slow down after it has speeded up due to exercise. Step up onto a stair about 8 inches high, then step down again. Taking turns with which foot you step with, repeat this 24times a minute for three minutes. Stop and take your pulse.