NCFE Health and Fitness - Fitness testing

NCFE Health and Fitness

Fitness testing

Measuring your fitness for each of the components of fitness

First, let's revise the components of fitness, they are split into:

• Health-related fitness

• Skill-related fitness

Multiple Select

Which of the following are health-related components of fitness (necessary for day-to-day living)?

• Cardiovascular endurance

• Flexibility

• Agility

• Balance

• Muscular endurance

Multiple Select

Which of the following are skill-related components of fitness (more essential for performance)?

• Muscular strength

• Co-ordination

• Power

• Reaction time

• Body composition

Fitness testing

• This is done to assess how good an athletes level of fitness is, across the different components.

• Some people may find they are better in some areas compared to others.

• There is what's known as 'normative data' which offers performers a chance to compare themselves to other people of a similar age, so they can see what their strength and weakness are in terms of fitness.

Harvard step test

CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE

The athlete steps up and down onto a standard gym bench once every two seconds for five minutes (150 steps)

Harvard Step Test

• The assistant measures the athlete's heart rate (bpm) one min after finishing the test - Pulse1

• Assistant measures the athlete's heart rate (bpm) two mins after finishing the test - Pulse2

• Assistant measures the athlete's heart rate (bpm) three mins after finishing the test - Pulse3

• Result = 30000 ÷ (pulse1 + pulse2 + pulse3)

Harvard step test

Normative data

This table is then used to give performers an idea of where their cardiovascular fitness is in comparison to others.

Your task

• You now need to create instruction cards for how to complete a test for each of the health-related components of fitness

• We have created an example of this, with appropriate headings. There is also a template to fill in.

Your task- You must create 5 of these templates:

• Cardiovascular endurance - harvard step test

• Muscular endu. - press-up test

• Strength - hand grip dynamometer

• Flexibility - sit and reach test

• Body composition - skin fold calipers