Module 4: Fitness Testing

Fitness testing and training

1. Fitness tests
2. Fitness test activity
3. Fitness test protocols
4. Test administration
5. Informed consent form and PAR-Q
6. Accurate fitness testing
7. Test selection and sequence
8. Fitness test order activity
9. Equipment
10. Fitness test data
11. Normative data

Fitness tests

The ability to carry out fitness testing is a vital skill for the sports scientist to possess. All athletes and people starting exercise need to know where they are at any point in time so they can work out how close they are to where they want to be.

The following diagram shows some of the different types of fitness tests that can be used to measure fitness components.

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