Fitness tests Flashcards
what are the two types of muscular endurance tests?
upper body and abdominal
what is the unit of measurements for muscular endurance tests?
reps/minuets
what are the advantages of muscular endurance tests?
quick and easy to carry out & no specialised equipment.
what are the disadvantages of muscular endurance tests? (extra- what is another disadvantage while testing muscular endurance in abdominal’s)
Human error in counting, (extra- not suitable for people with back injury’s)
while testing abdominal endurance what is thee ‘excellent’ rating for male and female?
male- 49-59
female- 42-54
while testing abdominal endurance what is thee ‘very poor’ rating for male and female?
male- 11-24
female- 3-17
what is the validity for abdominal and upper body muscular endurance?
can be influenced by type off warm up beforehand is the same warm up is not carried out each time the test is performed.
for the upper body endurance test, what is the ‘excellent’ rating of reps/mins for males and females.
male- 45 and up
females- 34 and up
for the upper body endurance test, what is the ‘poor’ rating of reps/mins for males and females.
male-19 and below
female- 5 and below
before each test, what must be carried out?
warm up
what is the reliability of upper body and abdominal?
Only measures muscular endurance in the upper body/ abdominal’s.
what units of measurement(s) do you use for the forestry step test?
Ml/Kg/Min
how long does the forestry step test last?
about five minuets (15 seconds if you include the time taken to measure your heart rate)
what would the superior, good and very poor levels in the forestry step test for both males and females around the age of 15?
superior-57 up for male, 54 up for female
good- 52-56 for male, 49-53 for female
very poor- 32 and below for male, 29 and below for female
what is the validity of thee forestry step test?
- using different a bench height
- if pule is not taken at the right time
which component of fitness is measured in the 35m sprint test?
speed
what unit of measurement is the 35m sprint test measured in?
seconds
what are three advantages of the 35m sprint test?
- easy to carry out
- can be done both indoor and outdoor
- no specialist equipment
what are two disadvantages of the 35m sprint test?
- not suitable for older athletes
- assistance required
what is the validity of Illinois agility run?
- starting in the wrong position
- human error (timing/setting out the course)
what is he reliability of the Illinois agility run?
-not completing the same warm up.
