Fitness testing part 1

Question 1

How do you test muscular strength?

Answer 1

Grip dynamometer

Question 2

How do you test aerobic endurance?

Answer 2

Forestry step

Multi stage fitness test (also known as the Bleep test)

Question 3

How do you test body composition?

Answer 3

BIA (Bioelectrical Impedence Analysis)
BMI (Body Mass Index)
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)

Question 9

What is the forestry step test?

Answer 9

• Warm up
• Face a bench and step on and off whilst in time with the metronome
• Do this for 5 minutes
• Take your pulse for 15 seconds then times it by 4

Question 10

How do you measure the forestry step test?

Answer 10

ml per kg per min

Question 11

How do you interpret results for the forestry step test?

Answer 11

Normative table

Question 12

How can validity be affected in the forestry step test?

Answer 12

• Not in time with beat
• Height of bench
• Technique being used
• Human error

Question 13

How can reliability be affected in the forestry step test?

Answer 13

• Doing less than 3 tests
• Not performing same method every time
• Motivation of athletes

Question 14

What are the advantages of the forestry step test?

Answer 14

• Minimal equipment needed
• Simple to set up
• Can do anywhere
• Large numbers of people at once

Question 15

What are the disadvantages of the forestry step test?

Answer 15

• Assistance required
• Can be boring
• Specialised metronome tape required