Fitness Testing - Fitness Tests - Exercise & Physical Fitness Testing
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Why Fitness Testing is crucial for Performance
Fitness Testing should be your first step towards your Exercise Goals. Get Exercise Testing and evaluate your fitness status today and get started on your fitness journey.
These Self-assessment will help you get a clear picture of your current fitness levels and also set a benchmark against which you will evaluate your fitness gains weeks from today.
Since you will be always searching for motivation, your testing results will provide with amazing motivation. Remember nothing succeeds like success and your consistent gains will keep you motivated and give you a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
You will need to test 4 important areas of fitness.
- General Fitness Tests - Heart Rate, Breathing Rate, BMI etc. Here you will also check if you are ready for weight training.
- Tests for aerobic or cardiovascular testing
- Tests for Muscular Fitness - Push ups and Pull Ups.
- Flexibility Testing - Sit and Reach Test.
Apart from General Fitness tests, all other specific fitness tests should be preceded by an easy warm up of at least 3-5 minutes and followed up by 3-5 minutes cool down period.
General Fitness Tests
Resting Heart Rate - Normal is between 60 and 100 beats per minute.
- Place the tips of your right hand fingers just above your left wrist on its outer aspect. Count for one minute. Its obvious to do this when you are resting and not after a walk or run.
Resting Respiratory Rate - Normal is between 16 and 18 breaths per minute.
- Simply count the number of times you breathe in one full minute. Make sure you are completely at rest and do not perform this test after a walk or run.
Body Fat Percentage
- Use the Skin Fold Calipers Method.
Body Mass Index
- Use the BMI formula to calculate your body mass index.
Aerobic Endurance Testing or Cardiovascular Testing
Here you will use a simple walk-the-mile test. Simply walk for a mile at your best intensity and note it down. Alternatively you can use the one-minute-run test.More Information on Aerobic Testing here.
Muscular Fitness/Strength Testing
You can use Push Ups or pull-ups for upper body strength testing and Free Squats for Lower Body Testing.More information on Strength or Muscular Fitness Testing here.
Flexibility Testing
The Sit and Reach test
- This test requires a standard sit-and-reach box. More Information on Flexibility Testing here.
NEXT - Once you have evaluated where you stand, its time toUnleash your Exercise Goal. Whether it is a weight loss goal, or muscle gain or aerobic and muscular conditioning you will plan your course now.
Also Read -Contraindications for Exercise Testing and One Rep Maximum Testing.
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Disclaimer - Advice given at ExerciseGoals.com is NOT a substitute for a physicians check up. Please get a medical clearance before beginning or making changes to an exercise program. ExerciseGoals.com is in no way responsible for your health.