Fitness Testing Research Paper
Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise Science
Describe & explain the protocol of one test for each component of physical fitness with reference to advantages and disadvantages (P1/M1)
Flexibility:
The test that can be done for flexibility is the sit and reach test. To do the sit and reach test you:
1. Remove your shoes
2. Sit on the floor with legs stretched out in front of you
3. Palms facing down and put arms out straight in front of you
4. Lean forwards and slide arms along the measuring area and get someone to mark it.
The advantages of doing this test are it is easy to do because it does not need lots of different equipment all you need is a sit and reach box and somebody to mark were you got too. Also it has lots of comparisons …show more content…
Place markers around the track in certain areas to help with the final measuring
2. Get everyone taking part on the starting line and have the person counting their laps on the side of the track.
3. Get everyone to set off and start the stop watch
4. Shout when 12 minutes is up and make sure everyone stops were they got too
5. Place a marker and measure were they got to.
The advantages of this test is it is cheap to do because all you need is a stop watch and a couple of cones and you can do this test with large amounts of people because the track is big enough to have multiple people running at the same time because they will all start and finish at the same time so they won’t get in each other’s way. The disadvantages of this is that pacing and practice is required because you have to run for 12 minutes straight so if you start off sprinting at the start then you will not be able to keep going for the whole 12 minutes because you will have wasted all your stamina. You also need to have high self-motivation to do it because to try your best just running around a track for 12 minutes is hard without self-motivation because you might not put the effort in or get bored half way round and give up.
Muscular …show more content…
Body composition:
A test that can be done for body composition is the bioelectrical impedance which measures the % of body fat.
1. You cannot be in contact with any other conducting surface
2. Legs apart and arms away from body
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
The advantages of this is it is quick and simple to use because it does the reading fast so can get the reading quickly with very little effort so more will be able to get it done in one time and it is simple to use because it is very easy to fill in the information on the screen that is required for it to work and give you the results. The disadvantages of this are the machine is very expensive so not everyone will be able to do this test because it will cost too much to get hold of.
Power:
A test that can be done for power is the standing long jump were you stand at a certain point and from a standing start just as far forward as possible.
1. Stand behind the white line with feet apart
2. 2 footed take-off and landing swinging your arms and bending knees to help with the forward drive
3. Jump as far as possible landing with both feet without falling back
4. 3 attempts are
Describe & explain the protocol of one test for each component of physical fitness with reference to advantages and disadvantages (P1/M1)
Flexibility:
The test that can be done for flexibility is the sit and reach test. To do the sit and reach test you:
1. Remove your shoes
2. Sit on the floor with legs stretched out in front of you
3. Palms facing down and put arms out straight in front of you
4. Lean forwards and slide arms along the measuring area and get someone to mark it.
The advantages of doing this test are it is easy to do because it does not need lots of different equipment all you need is a sit and reach box and somebody to mark were you got too. Also it has lots of comparisons …show more content…
Place markers around the track in certain areas to help with the final measuring
2. Get everyone taking part on the starting line and have the person counting their laps on the side of the track.
3. Get everyone to set off and start the stop watch
4. Shout when 12 minutes is up and make sure everyone stops were they got too
5. Place a marker and measure were they got to.
The advantages of this test is it is cheap to do because all you need is a stop watch and a couple of cones and you can do this test with large amounts of people because the track is big enough to have multiple people running at the same time because they will all start and finish at the same time so they won’t get in each other’s way. The disadvantages of this is that pacing and practice is required because you have to run for 12 minutes straight so if you start off sprinting at the start then you will not be able to keep going for the whole 12 minutes because you will have wasted all your stamina. You also need to have high self-motivation to do it because to try your best just running around a track for 12 minutes is hard without self-motivation because you might not put the effort in or get bored half way round and give up.
Muscular …show more content…
Body composition:
A test that can be done for body composition is the bioelectrical impedance which measures the % of body fat.
1. You cannot be in contact with any other conducting surface
2. Legs apart and arms away from body
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
The advantages of this is it is quick and simple to use because it does the reading fast so can get the reading quickly with very little effort so more will be able to get it done in one time and it is simple to use because it is very easy to fill in the information on the screen that is required for it to work and give you the results. The disadvantages of this are the machine is very expensive so not everyone will be able to do this test because it will cost too much to get hold of.
Power:
A test that can be done for power is the standing long jump were you stand at a certain point and from a standing start just as far forward as possible.
1. Stand behind the white line with feet apart
2. 2 footed take-off and landing swinging your arms and bending knees to help with the forward drive
3. Jump as far as possible landing with both feet without falling back
4. 3 attempts are