viernes, 24 de octubre de 2014

Checking your fitness

At this first part of the school, we have measured your fitness by doing some fitness tests.

Standing long jump



Purpose: to measure the explosive power of the legs.

Description: Standing behind a line marked on the ground with feet slightly apart, swinging the arms and bending the knees, jump forward as far as possible.
Don’t move the feet before taking off (jumping ).
Landing on one foot or both feet is allowed.
Only two attempts are allowed and the best mark is recorded. 


Overhead medicinal ball throw 





PurposeThis test measures upper body strength and explosive power

Description: The student stands with both feet behind a marked line holding the ball overhead with two hands and throws the ball as far as possible.







Sit and reach test

Purpose: To measure the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles.

Description: Sit on the floor with your legs pointing straight out in front of you. Feet (shoes off ) are placed with their soles flat against the box, shoulder-width apart. With hands on the top and palms facing down each forward along the measuring line as far as possible. Do this twice and then, reach, at least, two seconds while the distance is recorded.
Keep your legs straight all the time. 

Course Navette test


Purpose: The Beep test is commonly used to test cardio fitness. This test provides a good estimate of a persons VO2 Max.


Description: The students must run between 20m markers, in time with the tape. The beeps get faster as the tape progresses and is divided into stages. The test finishes when you can no longer reach the end marker before the beep.




Cooper 12 minutes Run

This is an aerobic endurance test.

Purpose: To measure the body’s ability to use oxygen while running.

Description: Run around for 12 minutes. The amount of laps you have run is recorded. Walking is allowed, although the participants must run all of the time if they can.


Agility Test

Purpose: To measure the agility of your body while running and turning quickly.

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