Conconi test

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[edit] Conconi Test

The Conconi Test is a sports medicine test intended to measure an individual's maximum, anaerobic and aerobic threshold heart rates.

It measures your heart rates at different loads (e.g. faster speeds on a treadmill). They points are plotted on a graph and the graph's inflexion point

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Conconi, F, et al (1982) Determination of the anaerobic threshold by a non-invasive field test in runners. Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 52, pp 869-873.
Jones, A and Doust, J (1995) Lack of reliability in Conconi's heart rate deflection point. International Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 16, pp 541-544.
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