Soc 4 Fitness Testing Flashcards
Why is fitness testing important
It provides the preformer a benchmark and can compare other people /normative data (helps identify the progress) pep (personal excise plan )
What component does the 12 min run / swim measure
It measures cardiovascular fitness
What are the protacles of the 12 min copper run /swim
-use a 200 m area,marked in every 10 m*
- run as far as possible in 12 mins
- record the distance covered in the nearest 10 meters
What fitness test measures cardiovascular fitness
The 12 min cooper run / swim
What test mesures cardiovascular fitness
The harvard step test
What are the protacles of the harvard step test
-step up up on a standard gym bench once every 2 seconds for 5 minutes
-one two three and four minutes after finishing the test you take your pulse
What does the One minute sit up test require
It requires muscular endurance
How do you perform the one minute sit up test
- lie on the mat with your knees bent , feet flat on the floor and arms folded across your chest or behind your head .
- your partner can hold your feet on the floor
- start each sit up with your back on the floor
- raise yourself 90 degrees position and then return to the floor
-your partner counts how many sit ups you have completed in one min
What fitness test can we use to test musclular endurance
The one minute sit up test
What conponent of fitness does the sit and reach test
It uses flexibility
What test uses flexibility
The sit and reach test
What measures are musuclar strength
The hand grip test
How do you do the hand grip test
-with your stongest hand squeeze the grips together to measure your strenth
-hold your grip for 3 seconds
- get your partner to read the score off the dynamometer
What does the hand grip test measure
Strength
What test measures speed
The 30 meter sprint test
