Genius Hour 1.4 The Limits of Human Endurance

   Welcome back to my blog detailing my research into the limits of human endurance. Last time, I detailed my "Exertion Ratio Formula" that I developed to create a concrete scale to use when I do my treadmill test. However, to keep the observer as honest as possible and to make their observations as objective as possible, I needed to give factors for them to observe in the subject's performance during the test. At this point, I have only deduced 3 possible factors that keep the observations objective, while leaving room for the observer to make their own observations. The factors that I have derived are as follows:

-Breathing (Number of breathes in 10 seconds / # of factors eventually derived)

                  b/#f

-Gait (Rate on a scale of 1-5)

                  Heavily Fatigued- (1) Legs flailing, vertical oscillation great, heavy forward lean, heavy steps, arms not tucked neatly and uniformly
                 
                  Moderately Tired- (3) Legs slightly off track, moderate vertical oscillation, running fairly tall, medium step weight, arms slightly out of line

                  Fresh- (5) Perfect gait, little to no oscillation, normal lean, light on toes, arms relaxed and tucked

-Heart Rate (Instantaneous, also on a scale of 1-5 by formula)
                 
                  (HR * HR/MHR) / (MHR/5)

This is all that I have derived for now, but I will continue in this next week as I study more athletes and make my formula better.