Conconi test

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

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The test measures a person's heart rates at different loads (e.g. faster speeds on a treadmill). The points are plotted on a graph and the graph's inflection point indicates the aerobic threshold. The heart rate increase (approximately) linearly up to the inflexion point, where the heart rate reaches its maximum. The test continues for a while, under increasing load, until the subject has hit the anaerobic threshold.

See also

• Cardiac stress test

References

• 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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