Soc4 Flashcards
What is the purpose of doing the 12 minute cooper run?
Test cardio vascular fitness and estimates VO2 Max.
What’s the protocal for 12 minute cooper run?
Run for 12 minutes around a marked out course for example 50m intervals, mesure your distance and calculate your VO2 Max. Use the same course when you re do the test.
What is the protacle for harvard step test?
Step on and off a 45cm high platform for 5 minutes, keeps a regular pace of 150 steps a minute. Then mesure your heart rate at 1..2..3 minutes into your recovery.
What is the purpose of the harvard step test?
To test cardiovascular endurance.
What is tye purpose of the hand grip strength test?
Test muscular strength in the hand.
What is the protocal of the hand grip strength test?
Use a hand grip dynanometer. With you strongest hand squeeze tightly as possibl, take 3 recordings and use the best score
What’s the purpose of the 1 min push up test?
Test muscular endurance.
What’s the protacal of the 1 min push up test?
Perform press ups for 1 minute and your partner counts how many u do in that time.
Purpose of the 1 min sit up test?
To test abdominal muscular endurance.
What’s the protocal of the 1 min sit up test?
Get a partner to time 1 minute and count your score of how many push ups performed in 1 minute.
Purpose of the 30m sprint?
To test a persons speed.
What’s the protocal of the 30m sprint?
Mark out 30m in a straight line and sprint while your partner times you.
What is the purpose of the vertical jump test
Test leg power
What is the protocal of the vertical jump test
Chalk you fingers and reach up the wall leaving a mark. Then still with chalk on your fingers jump up mark the wall mesure the didtance and record your result
What is the purpose of the sit and reach test
To test flexability and lower back muscles
What is the protocal of the sit and reach test
Get a sit and reach box and mesure how far beyond your toes you can reach then record your score
What is a test that uses balance
Standing stork test
Whats a test that uses reaction time
Ruler drop test
What test uses co-ordination
Ball toss
What can you use to find your body composition
Skinfold clippers
Why would you complete a fitness test?
Identify strengths and weaknesses
Monitor your progress
Give yourself a incentive
