Introduction Flashcards
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fitness
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- either a set of attributes that are either health related or performance related (CSEP)
- characteristics individuals have or achieve that relates to their ability to perform physical activity
2
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health related fitness
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attributes that are related to mortality or morbidity
3
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mortality
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related to the occurrence of death
4
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morbidity
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related to the occurrence of illness
5
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health
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- WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, not merely an absence of disease, other assessments besides fitness
6
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CSEP definition of health
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a combination of physical, social, and psychological dimensions,,, Positive health is associated with the capacity to join life and to withstand challenge, not merely the absence of disease
7
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purpose of fitness and health assessments
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- identifies individuals strengths and weaknesses
- baseline data for exercise/training prescription or rehab programs
- feedback for evaluating the effectiveness of programs/interventions
- information that can be compared to norms, acceptable standards, health status or competitive standing
8
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what are important things (ethics) to include in assessments?
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- variables measured are specific and relevant
- assessments are valid and reliable
- tests are administered at an appropriate time and repeated at regular intervals
- assessments are controlled
- basic human rights of an individual are respected
- results are explained directly in written and verbal form
9
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a good assessment is …
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- safe
- reliable
- valid
- practical
- conducted in a professional manner
10
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what fitness and health assessments WILL do
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- provide objective measures of health and
performance in relation to peer groups - identify ODDS or CHANCE of a success within a domain based on comparable data
- identify ODDS or CHANCE of a particular health outcome based on known incidence, risk factors, and comparable data
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what fitness and health assessments will NOT DO
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- can’t be certain of outcomes
- can’t assess everything
- predict performances or life span
