Fitness Testing

Question 1

How do you test muscular strength?

Answer 1

Grip dynamometer

Question 2

How do you test aerobic endurance?

Answer 2

Forestry step

Bleep test

Question 3

How do you test body composition?

Answer 3

BIA
BMI
Skin fold test

Question 4

How do you test muscular endurance?

Answer 4

1 minute press up test

1 minute sit up test

Question 5

How do you test flexibility?

Answer 5

Sit and reach test

Question 6

What is the method for muscular strength?

Answer 6

• Adjust the hand grip to fit your hand
• Stand with arms by the side of your body
• Squeeze the grip dynamometer for around 5 seconds
• Carry out the test 3 times on each side, left hand and right hand

Question 7

What is the method for aerobic endurance?

Answer 7

• Start off with a quick warm up
• Wait for a triple beat to know when to start
• Make sure the lines are 20 metres apart
• Reach the line you are running to before the beep
• The beep gets closer together
• You get two warnings from a spotter if you don’t reach the line before the beep

Question 8

What is the method for the body mass index test?

Answer 8

• Take your body weight in kilograms
• Take your height in centimetres
• Carry out the calculation:

height (m) x height (m)