1. How many aerobic workouts (30 minutes minimum) do you do each week? (Watching Sex and the City reruns doesn't count, even if it gets your heart rate up.)
(+1 for each )
2. What's your fastest 5K this year?
(a) <18 minutes (+3)
(b) 1820 minutes (+2)
(c) >20 minutes (+1)
(d) What's a 5K? (-1)
3. How many push-ups can you do in a row?
(a) >50 (with CytoSport Muscle Milk, +3; without, +4)
(b) 2550 (+2)
(c) <25 (Jack LaLanne would kick sand in your face; -1)
4. You can swim:
(a) 500 yards in less than five minutes (+3; check your time against U.S. Masters Swimming records at usms.org)
(b) 500 yards in less than eight minutes (+1)
(c) 500 yards with
water wings (-1)
5. Energy bars:
(a) Buy them by the
case (+2)
(b) à la carte (+1)
(c) Mooch off friends (2)
| Your Score |
(<20) If fitness really was a salary, you'd be broke.
(2040) Hey, at least you'll never be lonely in the middle of the pack.
(4160) Better compete in the elite division; anything less would be cheating.
(>60) Need an agent? |
6. Distance achieved in a one-hour cycling time trial?
(a) >25 miles (+4, and can you please pee in this cup?)
(b) 2125 miles (+3)
(c) 1520 miles (+2)
(d) <15 miles (0, unless you're on a cruiser)
7. BONUS POINTS! How many sport-specific pairs of shoes are in
your closet?
(+1 for each; -1 for each pair not used in the past six months)
8. At his peak fitness, Lance's resting heart rate was near 34. Yours is:
(a) <40 (+4)
(b) 4050 (+3)
(c) 5160 (+1)
(d) >60 (-1; still watching Sex and the City?)
9. Do you know your maximum sustainable heart rate?
(a) Yes (+2)
(b) No (-1; see last month's Bodywork for instructions)
10. Take the Cooper test: How many laps (400 meters) can you run
in 12 minutes?
(a) >8 (+4)
(b) 68 (+2)
(c) <6 (+1)
(d) 12 minutes?! (1)
11. Do you know your VO2 max?
(a) Yes (+2)
(b) No (0; to calculate it, multiply the kilometers you ran during the 12-minute test by 22.351, then subtract 11.288)
12. BONUS POINTS! How many competitions have you entered in the past three months?
(+1 for each; charity "fun runs" don't count)
13. Rate your flexibility:
(a) I do the eagle pose before breakfast (+4)
(b) I can touch my toes with my palms (+2)
(c) I can touch my nose with my tongue (-1)
14. How many sit-ups can you do in one minute?
(a) >60 (+4)
(b) 5160 (+3)
(c) 4050 (+2)
(d) <40 (-1; um, there's a reason it's called "core")
15. How many pull-ups in one minute?
(a) >24 (+4; but don't brag until you can do them like Chris
Sharmawith one finger)
(b) 1624 (+2)
(c) <16 (+1)
16. How many doughnut holes in one minute?
(a) -1 for each
(b) Hey, is that a trick question? (+2)
17. Number of hours your dog sleeps after your runs together:
(a) Zero (-1)
(b) 13 (+2)
(c) >3 (-1; PETA will be calling)
18. BONUS POINTS! Is your body fat below 15 percent?
(+2 if so; if you don't know yours, get a Tanita BC-595 Segmental Body Composition Analyzer; tanita.com)
19. You shave your legs because:
(a) you're a cyclist, swimmer, or triathlete (+1)
(b) your girlfriend made you (-10)
20. Army Rangers must carry a 35-pound pack 12 miles in three hours 15 minutes. Can you?
(a) Sir, yes, sir! (+2)
(b) No, but I watched Stripes last week (-1)
21. Your bike is equipped with a:
(a) power meter (+2)
(b) computer (+1)
(c) bell (-1)
22. Spandex:
(a) Yes (-1)
(b) No (-1)
(c) Maybe (-1)
(d) On Halloween (-1)
23. BONUS POINTS! How many team sports do you play?
(+1 for each league you belong to; paintball doesn't count)
24. You exercise because:
(a) you want to win a triathlon (+2)
(b) you want to improve your health (+2)
(c) you want a and b, plus you want to eat more ice cream (+5)