shuttle walk test


shuttle walk test

A test of aerobic power or exercise capacity in which a person is asked to walk back and forth between two points or around and around a track, often incrementally increasing walking speed with each shuttle completion. The test has been used to assess respiratory function, cardiovascular reserve, fitness for surgery, or geriatric physical fitness. In a typical test the original shuttle speed is set between 0.6 and 6 km/hr and increased by 0.17 to 0.5 km/hr until the patient becomes fatigued or achieves 12 minutes of exercise.