Fitness Testing

• What are the 3 pre-test procedures?

  • Calibration of equipment (checking)
  • Informed consent
  • PAR-Q (physical activity rediness equipment)
• What are the reasons for testing?

  • Baseline Data
  • Used to design specific training programme
  • Determine if training programme is working
  • Results give something to aim for
  • Used in goal setting
• What is reliability?

  Reliability is a question whether the test is accurate, it is important to ensure that the procedure is correctly maintained for all individuals to obtain a consistency of results
• What is the reliability of test?

  The consistency of results
• What factors affect reliability?

  • Calibration of equipment
  • Motivation of participant
  • Environmental conditions
  • Experience of the administrator of test
  • Completing the test correctly
• What does practicality mean?

  Practicality is the quality of being effective or suitable
• What does the practicality of a test include?

  • Cost
  • Time taken to perform test
  • Time taken to set up
  • Time to analyse data
  • Number of participant who can complete at once