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Knowing Your Fitness

Knowing Your Fitness table
Perofrmance Analysis of the evaluation result Recommended exercise Note
Frequency
(per week)
Exercise
intensity
Accumulated time
(minutes)
Type
Per day Per week
Excellent/
Good
Keep it up! Your fitness level is better than an average person. You should be able to handle physically demanding tasks easily. 3 - 7 days Moderate - Vigorous 30 - 90 200 - 300 Suitable for people with average physical fitness and habitual physical activity. Certain sport related skills are required:
running, rowing, swimming, racquet sport and ball games etc.
Above Average/
Average/
Below average
Within acceptable level and should be capable of doing physical tasks in daily life and work. To get better fitness, try more exercises with higher intensity if you have managed to workout at the suggested frequency. 3 - 5 days Moderate - Vigorous 30 - 90 150 - 250
Suitable for most people. No special skill and experience is required. The exercise intensity can be adjusted:
brisk walking, jogging, dancing, cycling and hiking etc.
Poor/
Very poor
You may feel fatigued to have some daily physical activities. To increase your fitness, you should first increase the duration of each exercise session, followed by increasing the frequency of exercise per week. 2 - 3 days Light - Moderate 30 - 60 120 -150
Note: Persons with cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, etc. should seek the doctor's advice and plan for appropriate exercise programs according to the their medical condition and individual exercise endurance.
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