Very disappointed with the fitness test as it had to be ended prematurely. Apparently my blood pressure shot up too high during the exercise. I don't know whether it was due to faulty equipment or the BP was actually that high because I felt absolutely fine and could have gone to much higher intensity levels than where the test was abandoned. I was able to comfortably hold a conversation with the physiologist and pleaded to let me carry on as it was no where near the intensity I reach when I run. I understand why they won't take any risks though.
It was only a sub-maximal test and didn't involve a mask on my face to measure actual oxygen intake and carbon dioxide I was exhaling. Gutted because I didn't get my actual max heart rate or VO2 max. Will have to continue to rely on whatever my Polar H10 tells me, which I feel is quite complimentary when it comes to VO2 max as it just estimates it based on my resting heart rate.
Rest of the assessment was very positive though. Haven't received the full report yet but astonishing improvement in my health, particularly body measurements, composition, cholesterol levels etc. compared to the same assessment 2 years ago. Really most of the improvement has been over the last 8 months, not 2 years as that was when I changed my diet slightly and upped my running frequency and distances.