Chapter 2 Assessing Your Present Level of Fitness.

Chapter 2

Assessing Your Present Level of Fitness

Learning Objectives Know when a person needs a medical Know when a person needs a medical

evaluation/clearance to begin exerciseevaluation/clearance to begin exercise

What’s included in a good medical What’s included in a good medical

evaluationevaluation

Major parts of fitness exam/assessmentMajor parts of fitness exam/assessment

Measure & analyze your Measure & analyze your

cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular

strength, & endurance, flexibility, strength, & endurance, flexibility,

nutrition, & body compositionnutrition, & body composition

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The Medical Evaluation

Physicians recommend a physical Physicians recommend a physical

exam exam Individuals over the age of 40Individuals over the age of 40

Anyone who has symptoms of heart Anyone who has symptoms of heart

disease or other medical ailmentsdisease or other medical ailments

Those who have been previously Those who have been previously

sedentarysedentary


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Apparently healthyApparently healthy Those who appear to be in good health & have no Those who appear to be in good health & have no

major coronary risk factorsmajor coronary risk factors

Individuals at higher riskIndividuals at higher risk Those who have symptoms suggestive of heart Those who have symptoms suggestive of heart

disease, pulmonary or metabolic disease or at disease, pulmonary or metabolic disease or at least one major coronary risk factorleast one major coronary risk factor

Individuals with diseaseIndividuals with disease Those with known cardiac, pulmonary, or Those with known cardiac, pulmonary, or

metabolic diseasesmetabolic diseases


Components of Ideal Medical Examination

Medical historyMedical history

Measurement of blood pressureMeasurement of blood pressure

Listening to the sounds of heart & Listening to the sounds of heart &

lungslungs

Determining resting heart rateDetermining resting heart rate


Components of Ideal Medical Examination

Chest X-rayChest X-ray

Blood lipids analysisBlood lipids analysis

Electrocardiogram Electrocardiogram

Graded exercise testGraded exercise test


Cardiorespiratory Assessment

Run-walk testRun-walk test

Cycling & swimming testCycling & swimming test

Harvard step testHarvard step test


Muscular Strength Assessment

Laboratory equipmentLaboratory equipment Dynamometers Dynamometers Cable tensiometersCable tensiometers Force transducersForce transducers

Repetition maximum testRepetition maximum test Bench press & shoulder pressBench press & shoulder press Arm curlArm curl Leg pressLeg press


Muscular Endurance Assessment

Abdominal enduranceAbdominal endurance 60 second bent-knee sit-up60 second bent-knee sit-up

Arm & Shoulder Arm & Shoulder Pull-upsPull-ups Modified pull-upsModified pull-ups Bar dipsBar dips


Flexibility Assessment

Shoulder reachShoulder reach

Trunk flexionTrunk flexion

Trunk extensionTrunk extension


Chapter 2

Assessing Your Present Level of Fitness

Chapter 2 Assessing Your Present Level of Fitness.

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