Wingate test

<p>The Wingate test (also known as the <i>Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT)</i>) is an <a href="/facts/Anaerobic_exercise/EcD1WW3U">anaerobic exercise</a> test, most often performed on a <a href="/facts/Stationary_bicycle/1QHlQKeJ">stationary bicycle</a>, that measures peak anaerobic power and anaerobic capacity. The test, which can also be performed on an arm crank ergometer, consists of a set time pedalling at maximum speed against a given resistance. The prototype test based on the Cumming’s test was introduced in 1974 at the <a href="/facts/Wingate_Institute/nWDcRJne">Wingate Institute</a> 
and has undergone modifications as time has progressed. The Wingate test has also been used as a basis to design newer tests in the same vein, and others that use running as the exercise instead of cycling. <a href="/facts/Interval_training/KQttWEV1">Sprint interval testing</a> such as is similar to the construction of the Wingate test has been shown to increase both aerobic and anaerobic performance.
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Wingate test