Abstract
Based on emerge obese problem among Malaysian, this research is formulated to validate published tests among healthy female adult. Selected test namely; 20 meter multi-stage shuttle run, 2.4km run test, 1 mile walk test and Harvard Step test were correlated with laboratory test (Bruce protocol) to find the criterion validity among test in predicting VO 2 max for the Malaysian healthy female adults. Based on the data analysis, 20 meter multi-stage shuttle run test showed higher correlation (r= .634, p =0.01, p 0.05), One mile walk test ( r= .182, p=.517,p>0.05) and Harvard Step test (r=.309, p= .267, p> 0.05). Based on this research its proven that the most suitable cardiovascular test to measure Vo 2 max among healthy female adult is 20 meter multi-stage shuttle run test. Keywords : Criterion validity, field based test, laboratory test, healthy female adult
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