Fitness Assessment

Question 1

Name the 4 evaluatory tests of reliability

Answer 1

> Inter-Rater - Consistency between testers
Intra-Rater - Consistency of a testers’ performance
Intra-Subject - Consistency of an athletes performance
Test -Retest - Failure of the test itself to provide consistent results (e.g. device problems, set up problems etc.)

Question 2

Name the 3 Local Muscular Endurance Tests

Answer 2

> YMCA bench press test
Sit-Up & Push-up tests
Grip Endurance

Question 3

Name 5 Aerobic Capacity Tests

Answer 3

> VO2 max
> 1.5 mile run
> Cooper test
> Multistage fitness test (beep test)
> Step Tests

Question 4

Name an Intermittent tests

Answer 4

The yo yo test

Question 5

Name 3 Agility tests

Answer 5

> Hexagon Test
T-Test
Illinois Test

Question 6

Name a Speed test

Answer 6

Any distance from 5m to 60m is an acceptable test of speed

Question 7

Name 2 types of flexibility tests

Answer 7

> ROM Assessments

> Sit and Reach

Question 8

Discuss Functional Movement Screening

Answer 8

A series of movements designed to evaluate stability and mobility. Involves the use of extreme poistions where weaknesses and imbalances become noticeable.

Question 9

Name 3 tests of Body Composition

Answer 9

> Sum of skin-folds (Callipers)
Bioelectrical-impedance
Hydrostatic weighing

Question 10

What is pre-screening?

Answer 10

An evaluation of an individual in order to identify risk

Question 11

Name 3 methods of Pre-Screening

Answer 11

> PAR-Q
AHA questionnaire
Comprehensive medical/health questionnaire

Question 12

Name 5 Risk Factors used in Risk Stratification

Answer 12

> Family History
> Sedentary Lifestyle
> Hypertension
> Obesity
> Smoking

Question 13

What is informed consent when it comes to pre-screening

Answer 13

Is a legal procedure to ensure that the participant

knows the risks involved

Question 14

What is body composition

Answer 14

It is the body’s relative amounts of fat mass, and fat-free mass (body fat %)

Question 15

Name 5 techniques in body composition assessment

Answer 15

> Hydrostatic weighing
Air displacement plethysmography (BODPOD)
Skin fold thickness
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
Body Mass Index (BMI)

Question 16

What is Hydro Static weighing ?

Answer 16

A method of weighing individuals using water displacement

Question 17

What is Air Diplacement Plethysmography (BODPOD)?

Answer 17

Measures body volume by air displacement

Question 18

What is Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)?

Answer 18

X-ray scan at 2 intensities to measure total body water, lean body mass, fat mass and bone mineral density

Question 19

What is BMI?

Answer 19

Divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in metres (m). Then divide the answer by your height again to get your BMI.