Fitness Testing Flashcards
Toddler
Denver Development Screening Test
Preschool Age
Bruininks Oseretsky Test - gross and fine motor function
Components of a fitness test
Cardio - Respiratory Endurance Muscular strength Muscular endurance Flexibility Body composition
Characteristics of test
Validity Reliability Operation definition Accuracy of measures Norms Ease of administration
National tests
Presidential physical fitness awards
Health related fitness test
Fitnessgram
Presidential Physical Fitness Award
Norm referenced standards Curl ups Shuttle run V sit - sit and reach One mile run Pull ups
Sit and Reach measures
Hamstring
Lumbar muscles
Scapulothoracic muscles
Fitnessgram
Criterion Referenced Standards - Health Fitness Zone
Aerobic = PACER
Body Composition = BMI or Skin fold
Muscle Strength and Endurance = Curl ups, trunk lift, upper body
Flexibility = Sit and Reach or shoulder
What percent of adults meet recommendations for activity
48%
Inactivity is more common in
Females
Blacks and Hispanics
Less affluent
Fitnessgram for adult
up to age 30
President test
Must be in good health
Activity monitoring
HR monitor Activity monitor Pedometer Observation Self report Consider - cost, accuracy, ease of use
Types of tests
Field
Lab
Self Report
Points to remember with older adults
Need to understand effects of normal aging vs pathologic
Greater possibility of underlying disease
