Practical Exam

Question 1

What is the formula for BMI?

Answer 1

Body mass divided by height squared

Question 2

What is classed as a normal BMI

Answer 2

18.5-24.99

Question 3

A BMI over what, makes you obese?

Answer 3

30+

Question 4

If there is no obvious narrowing, where do you take the waist circumference measurement from?

Answer 4

Halfway between the 10th rib and the iliac crest

Question 5

What is stage 1 abdominal strength test?

Answer 5

Pelvic tilt to flatten back to the floor

Question 6

What is stage 2 abdominal strength test?

Answer 6

Sit-up with the arms relaxed by the side and feet held by assessor

Question 7

What is stage 3 abdominal strength test?

Answer 7

Sit-up with the arms relaxed by the side without the feet held

Question 8

What is stage 4 abdominal strength test?

Answer 8

Sit-up with the arms crossed over chest and feet not held

Question 9

What is stage 5 abdominal strength test?

Answer 9

Sit-up with hands held lightly on the sides of the head and elbows out to the side, feet not held

Question 10

What is normal blood pressure?

Answer 10

120/80

Question 11

What is the formula for power (W)?

Answer 11

Cadence x distance x resistance x gravity divided by 60

Question 12

What does resistance x gravity give you?

Answer 12

Force (newtons)

Question 13

What does cadence x distance give you?

Answer 13

Displacement (m)

Question 14

What does force x displacement give you?

Answer 14

Work (Nm)

Question 15

What is the primary criteria for determining whether VO2max was achieved?

Answer 15

The change in VO2 is less than 2.1ml/kg/min between workload stages

Question 16

What are the secondary criteria for determining whether VO2max was achieved?

Answer 16

• HRmax during the test is either less than 10bpm or +/- 5% of the theoretical HRmax of the subject
• RER > 1.15
• RPE of > 19
• Blood lactate concentration of >8mmol/L

Question 17

How do you calculate RER?

Answer 17

VCO2/VO2

Question 18

How do you calculate predicted HRmax?

Answer 18

208 - (0.7 x age)

Question 19

What is VO2max?

Answer 19

The maximal amount of oxygen that can be delivered and extracted by the body per unit of time

Question 20

What is uncorrected VO2max?

Answer 20

A person’s predicted VO2max before it is corrected for their age

Question 21

What does heart rate reserve represent?

Answer 21

The range between HRrest and HRmax

Question 22

How do you calculate %maximal heart rate?

Answer 22

HRmax x intensity

Question 23

How do you calculate heart rate reserve?

Answer 23

HRmax - HRrest

Question 24

How do you calculate %HRRzone?

Answer 24

HRrest + (HRR x intensity)

Question 25

What does the astrand-rhyming test predict?

Answer 25

VO2max

Question 26

What does the PWC170 test predict?

Answer 26

Cardiorespiratory exercise performance

Question 27

What is absolute PWC170?

Answer 27

The predicted wattage that can individual can work at to obtain a HR of 170bpm

Question 28

What is relative PWC170?

Answer 28

The predicted wattage per kilogram of body mass the participant will produce at HR of 170bpm

Question 29

Why do we not go above 170 in the PWC170 test?

Answer 29

Start to lose the linear relationship between HR and power