Soc4: Fitness Testing

Question 1

12minute Cooper Run

Purpose and Protocal

Answer 1

Cardiovascular Fitness.

Run for 12minutes and see how far you can run

Question 2

Harvard step test

Purpose and protocal

Answer 2

Cardiovascular fitness

Step up and down a bench for minutes then check your pulse 3times with 30sec breaks between each

Question 3

One min sit up

Purpose and protocal

Answer 3

Muscular endurance

Count how many sit ups you do in one minute

Question 4

One min press up

Purpose and protocal

Answer 4

Muscular endurance

Count how many press ups you do in one minute

Question 5

Sit and reach

Purpose and protocal

Answer 5

Flexibility
Take off your shoes and place your feet flat against the box, keep your legs straight and reach out as far as you can, hold it for three seconds then record it

Question 6

Hand grip test

Purpose and protocal

Answer 6

Muscular strength

Squeeze the grips together hold for three seconds then see how much you measured

Question 7

30metre sprint

Purpose and prorocal

Answer 7

Speed

Put a timer and see how long it takes you to run 30metres

Question 8

Verticle jump

Purpose and protocal

Answer 8

Power
raise the measuring stick as high as you can without lifting your feet then stand sideways against the wall and jump then touch the wall at the apex of your jump

Question 9

Illinois agility test

Purpose and protocal

Answer 9

Agility

Run throughout the course, in and out of the cones, and time how long it takes you

Question 10

3 reasons why are fitness tests important

Answer 10

To identify your strengths and weaknesses
Monitor your progress
Give yourself an incentive