Fitness tests
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What tests aerobic capacity?
Multi-stage fitness test (beep test)
What is an advantage of the multi-stage fitness test?
Limited expertise and equipment, easy to score, maximal test
What is a limitation of the multi-stage fitness test?
Environmental factors influence, stop-start in nature
What tests aerobic capacity?
Cooper 12 min run
What are the advantages of a cooper 12 min run?
Limited expertise and equipment, easy to score, maximal test
What are the limitations of a cooper 12 min run?
Environmental factors influence, protocol not progressive in nature
What tests aerobic capacity?
Harvard step test
What are the advantages of the harvard step test?
Limited expertise and equipment, easy to score, sub-maximal test
What are the disadvantages of the harvard step test?
Doesn’t account for individual variation in heart rate
What tests flexibility?
Sit and reach test
What are the advantages of the sit and reach test?
Easy and quick to perform, lots of data to use for comparison
What are the disadvantages of the sit and reach test?
Variations in arm, leg and trunk length can make comparisons misleading, very specific type of flexibility
What tests agility?
Illinois agility test (round loads of cones etc)
What are the advantages of the illinois agility test?
Minimal equipment, simple to administer
What are the disadvantages of the illinois agility test?
Choice of footwear and surface effects times greatly, timing inconsistencies
What tests body composition?
Body mass index
What are the advantages of body mass index?
Only simple calculations are required from height and weight
What are the disadvantages of body mass index?
BMI can be inaccurate as a measure of body fatness
What tests body composition?
Underwater weighing
What are the advantages of underwater weighing?
Higher accuracy, safe and has no side effects
What are the disadvantages of underwater weighing?
Difficult/impossible for some individuals to be fully submerged
What tests body composition?
Anthropometry (your body in proportion to other parts of your body)
What are the advantages of anthropometry?
Simple and safe, high specificity and sensitivity
What are the disadvantages of anthropometry?
Cannot detect disturbances in nutritional status, procedural error