...the 3-minute bench step test, half-sit up test, standard and modified push-up and sit & reach. 3-mintue bench step test Half-sit up test Standard and Modified push-up test Sit & Reach 1. What categories did you fall under for each of the fitness tests? 1. Bench Step Test: Very Poor 2. Half Sit-Up: Good 3. Standard or Modified Push Up: Good 4. Sit & Reach: Excellent 2. Did you do better or worse than you expected on each test? 1. Bench Step Test: Worse 2. Half Sit-Up: Better 3. Standard or Modified Push Up: Better 4. Sit & Reach: Better 3. Describe how you could improve each of your test scores and what steps you would take to do this? Be specific: at least 1 paragraph. Consider applying FITT formulas from your Connect Get Active e-book (outlined at the end of each fitness test section in Chapter 3). I really need to work on my getting my heart rate down. I need to do a lot more cardio so that I can improve in this area. Outside of class I will start running or doing a little extra cardio to improve on myself. I did good on the sit-ups, push-ups and flexibility but there is always room for improvement. A good goal for sit-ups is to be able to do them without having to modify them. I can also work on my sit ups a little more so that I can push my scores from good to excellent. Although my flexibility is already excellent I think it is good for me to keep stretching so that I never lose it. Overall I plan on keeping up with my fitness outside...
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...Physical Ability Test Vincent Garduno November 24, 2014 Business Psychology/ BUS423 A01 Charlotte Newman Argosy University Abstract There are many jobs in the world that require a moderate to high level of physical ability. How does one go about getting into a job that puts an emphasis on physical demand? What kinds of tests and preparation for these tests must one take in order to qualify for the job? This assignment will take a look at what it takes to make it into one such job: the U.S. Army. Questions 1. Did you have to go through a physical pre-screening process before joining the Army? 2. How physically demanding was basic training? 3. What was the most physically demanding part of basic training? 4. What did you do to prepare for basic training? 5. Once you arrived at your unit, how physically demanding was the Army? 6. Is physical fitness a major part of your job in the Army? 7. Are some jobs more physically demanding than others in the Army? 8. What advice would you give to someone thinking about joining the Army? Army Physical Readiness Test (APRT) The APRT is designed to test every Soldier on the components of strength, endurance, and mobility. Every Soldier trains in peacetime to prepare for war. The five events in the APRT are used to determine how well a Soldier will be able to perform on the battlefield. Necessary Preparation Soldiers should not work out the day prior to or the day of taking the APRT. Soldiers should...
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...Fitness Components Fitness components are the building blocks of exercise and physical activity they are the qualities that athletes must develop to prepare physically for competition.Sports training programs are designed to build fitness components into appropriate proportions to match each specific sporting activity. Body composition is the distribution of muscle and fat in the body, its measurement is important in sports and health. Excess body fat may lead to obesity and increases the risk of getting many diseases. In sports if someone has excess fat it can lead to poor performance as it does not contribute to muscular force production, and it is extra weight that the body needs more energy to move about Body composition is often described as a two compartment system; lean body weight and fat weight. The fat weight is then expressed as a percentage of total body weight, where percent body fat = (fat weight / total body weight) x 100. Taking skinfold measurements is a common method for determining body fat composition. Accurate measurement technique is important. Here is the standard technique that is used. You should read this information in conjunction with the description of each of the standard measurement sites. * equipment: skinfold calipers, tape measure * procedure: Estimation of body fat by skinfold thickness measurement. Measurement can use from 3 to 9 different standard anatomical sites around the body. The right side is usually only measured (for consistency)...
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...Chapter I Introduction Obesity rates have increased dramatically for all population groups in the United States over the last several decades, (Blackburn, 2005). It is a very serious issue which can lead to both health and social consequences attributing to the major deficits as an adult. Obesity is an excess of body fat. Body Mass Index is a popular method of defining a healthy weight versus being underweight, overweight or obese. Body Mass Index should be used as a guide, along with waist size, to help estimate the amount of body fat a person has. A Body Mass Index of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight and a Body Mass Index of 30 or above is considered obese. Obesity can shorten your life and put you at risk of developing a number of serious health conditions. These are, but not limited to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and some forms of cancer. It has also been noted that health risks are higher for youth who are obese, and the risks happens to increase as the degree of obesity increases. Youth who carry extra weight around their waist, rather than in their legs and thighs, are more likely to experience health problems caused by obesity. However, parents, the community, and schools can make a huge difference when it comes to preventing and solving the problems of overweight and obesity in adolescent. Physical education has been part of the educational curriculum for nearly 200 years. The physical education curriculum is designed to allow students to experience...
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...involves the larger muscle groups to combine with the cardiorespiratory system to supply an innovative volume of oxygen to the working muscles to recover performance. Anaerobic training is high intensity and short amount of time of exercise. There are frequent rushes over short distances at high force and are designed to increase the two energy pathways as the major supply of energy and is aimed to rise acceptance to lactic acid. The tests that I used were the push up test and the YMCA half sit up test. For the push up test I gave myself enough room and I had my wife set a timer. I got down on the ground my hands apart as far as my shoulder width, and I had my toes on the ground. My back, hips, and arms were straight. I then went down and came back up and I repeated this. I then did the YMCA half sit up test. I laid a mat down since I went outside in the yard. I laid down on my back feet and hands flat on the floor. I then lifted my back up to a 90 degree angle keeping my back straight and not bending it I also repeated this until time was up. Fitness 3 According to my results my fitness level is average for a person my age and gender. If I wanted to get better...
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...PACER: In the beginning of class I scored a 54 on the pacer while for the post test I received a score of 62. I feel this is an accurate representation of my effort because I have been running and working on my cardiovascular system. To further improve my score I’m going to follow this fit plan. F:I’m going to run four times a week I:I’m going jog for about three fourths of a mile and then run for another three fourths of a mile. T:I will keep this pace until I get to three miles T: Running and jogging are the types of exercise that I’m going to use. PUSH-UPS/ TRUNK LIFT: In the beginning of class I scored a 10 on the push-up test while the post test I received a score of 28. I feel this is an accurate representation of my effort because I...
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...Introduction Mogul skiing is a fairly new sport that emerged as part of freestyle skiing back in the 1960’s and 70’s (Appelbe, 2010). Moguls are the bumps that are formed when skiers push down the snow as they ski downhill. The formation of moguls happens naturally with time on a frequently used slope. This unstable terrain was challenging to many and soon became a course to run on the slopes. In 1966, the first freestyle event took place in Attitash, New Hampshire but was not yet recognized as a sport. Later, however, the Canadian Freestyles Skiers Association was formed and mogul skiing was recognized by The International Ski Federation. Freestyle skiing was originally broken up into three distinct disciplines which were aerials, ski cross, and moguls. Moguls and aerials became Olympic sports in the early 1990’s, and ski cross became an Olympic sport for the first time at the 2010 Games (Appelbe, 2010). The mogul skiing event is a downhill event where the goal of the skier is to finish the run as fast as possible while maintaining control through a very unstable terrain filled with moguls and they also need to execute tricks and turns to impress the judges. The moguls measure approximately four feet tall and are approximately 3.5 meters apart, the slope also has two small jumps known as “kickers” due to the steep take off. Each mogul slope whether natural or man-made is different so the terrain is never exactly the same. There are several competition events for mogul...
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...weaknesses in defence I find it difficult to make frontal tackles with the correct technique which may result in me gaining an injury or missing the tackle. In a game I was faced of making a tackle when the player was running towards me, I used the wrong technique and he made it past the game line and I developed an injury due to me using the wrong technique in the tackle and not getting low enough in the tackle. Method: The player must keep their eye on the ball carrier. As the ball carrier reaches the player, the player should move their head to one side of their body (their most strong or most preferred side). They should end up in the cheek to bum-cheek position. As contact is made the tackler throw their shoulders around the ball carriers legs, and then lifts the shoulder into the ball carriers ribs. The tackler wants to use the ball carrier's momentum to push them to the floor, with their arms wrapped around their legs. As the tackler sits on their bum, they should turn to send the ball carrier over their shoulder, and land on top of...
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...Baker & Newton (2004) postulate that balance between the agonist and antagonist muscle groups is essential for improving performance and injury prevention purposes. Negrete et al. (2013) examined the upper body push and pull strength ratio in 180 recreationally active males and females adults using timed push-ups and timed modified pull-ups. The test protocols consisted of 3 maximal sets of 15 seconds for both push-ups and modified pull-ups. The average of the 3 maximal sets was calculated and the strength ratio was determined by dividing the average number of push-ups with modified pull-ups. The results obtained from the test suggest that upper body push strength is 1.5-2.7 times of the upper body pull strength. However, Beeler, Schmitz,...
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...FITNESS TEST FOR CHAD EVERMORE Unlike other sports, golf does not require intensive power, aerobic, muscular endurance or strength but it does require high levels of skill. Acquiring, developing and maintaining these skills requires a prolonged time for which golfers need to develop fitness components. The fact that Chad is 55years, other age- related tests should be done on him. Cardio-respiratory /endurance fitness Fatigue determines a golfer’s performance. Fatigue usually from walking the 18 holes of the field, the swings and movements greatly affects speed, reaction concentration and neuromuscular coordination. Walking /Running tests, continuous tests to exhaustions, step tests, intermittent tests can be used to measure improvement during the workout program. Strength In the game of golf one needs strength and power which are closely related to solid stability, appropriate grips, controlled swings and calculated outburst of power. Maximal strength tests, handgrip, upper body and hanging lifts tests should be conducted. Flexibility To determine Chad’s range of motion of swings and movements it’s very important to carry out flexibility tests to avoid injuries. Sit and reach test (for hamstring lower back flexibility), shoulder flex tests, back stretch tests (for upper body). Aerobic fitness test Golfers need strong fitness during the rounds of play. Cooper 12min run and cycle tests are recommended. Others Considering Chads age, blood pressure test is required to...
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...the paperwork and to see if everything would be scheduled in time for his orientation in June. He assured her that everything would be completed in time. To his dismay a few weeks before his orientation he discovered that that some of the new trainees didn’t have applications or transcripts in their files. The new hires hadn’t been sent to the clinic for their drug tests either. He also found out that another employee, Joe, had scheduled the training room for a computer training seminar for the whole month of June. If Carl wants to get his orientation on schedule and completed he needs to find a way to get his paperwork finished on time and find a place to conduct the training. Alternatives Possible alternatives for Carl’s situation could be: 1. Push the start date for the orientation back to a later date. (Possible constraints: Monica was expecting to have her new employees trained and hired by July and she may be upset if the start date for the orientation is postponed.) 2. Try and rush the paperwork through to get in completed on time. (Possible constraints: Trying to push the paperwork through could cause mistakes and will require more resources to be expended to rush them through.) 3. Ask other...
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...The Army Times recently dispersed a possible update to the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) that has caused quite a commotion amongst the soldiers within my unit. This update is known as the Army Combat Readiness Test (ACRT) and consists of six physical events to test a soldier with rather than the three that are currently tested with the APFT. The six events, one of which being the two-mile run that soldiers have learned to love, now include weight-lifting exercises such as a 250-meter spring/drag/carry, a deadlift, a power throw, as well as an exciting twist on our currently used push-ups and sit-ups; a T-push-up and a leg tuck. Although this test is new and exciting (and more practical to some), it is not approved as of yet and possible...
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...PURPOSE OF THE TEST? This test was specifically designed to test a student's abilities concerning muscular endurance, muscular strength, muscular flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. Components of the Test Mile Run - ONE MILE RUN - The one mile run test is specifically designed to test cardiovascular endurance. Students will be required to run four (4) laps around the track at Stonington High School. This test does not have a beat that must be maintained or specific criteria that must be met to be considered correct. Students only have to complete four (4) laps, and if possible, in the given times set by the State of Connecticut Right Angle Push-Up Test - UPPER BODY STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE - Upper body strength and endurance is tested utilizing the right angle push up test. Students will begin in the down position. On a specific signal they will raise themselves to the ready position. The ready position is when the back is in a flat position, hands under the shoulders, fingers facing forward (not inward), and legs straight with student on his/her toes. One successful push up includes the student lowering his/her body so that the lower arm/elbow/upper arms are at a 90 degree angle with each other and returning to the up position so that the arms are straight and the body is flat. Curl-Up Test - ABDOMINAL STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE - Abdominal strength and endurance is tested utilizing the partial curl up test. This IS NOT A SIT UP. It is a modified sit up. While staying...
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... Part Two, Statement of the Problem and the Hypothesis, enumerates the general and specific questions answered in the study and states the hypothesis tested. Part Three, Significance of the Study, identifies the beneficiaries and benefits that could be derived from the results of the study. Part Four, Definitions of Terms, gives the conceptual and operational meanings of the important terms used in the study. Part Five, Scope and Delimitation of the Study, specifies the coverage and limitations of the study. Background and Theoretical Framework of the Study The human body is a perfect work of art for its symmetry & proportion. It can handle innumerable tasks ranging from the light to heavy up to the simple to intricate one wayback prehistoric times. The interest of man towards the “human body” was been the subject of several investigations as documented by paintings & carvings on caves and other relics as collected by scientists. This curiosity of man towards this human body as a perfect work of art resulted to continuous & progressive studies causing this to sprout new fields like medicine and sports physiology. Several field of specialization focused on physical performance like altering individual natural speed and other biomotor...
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...assessment for each of the major components of fitness | M1 explain the results of the fitness assessment and measure against relevant public service entrance test | D1 evaluate results of the fitness assessment, analyse strengths and recommend improvements | P2 describe the structure and function of the muscular-skeletal,cardiovascular and respiratory systems | | | P3 undertake a fitness activity,record and identify the short-term effects of exerciseon the major human bodysystems | M2explain the short and long term effects of exerciseon the major human bodysystems | | P4 describe the lifestyle factors that can affect health | M3explain the effects ofidentified lifestyle factors onhealth and fitness, whenapplying for public service and long-term employment | D2Evaluate the effects ofidentified lifestyle factors onhealth and fitness, whenapplying for public service and long-term employment | P5 Provide lifestyle improvement strategies that can have a positive effect on health | M4Explain lifestyle improvement strategies to justify their positive effect on health | | P6Plan a six week health-related physical activity programme based on personal results | | | Task: Below you must describe the entrance fitness requirements and tests of the different public services (P1/U5) * minimum of 3 PUBLIC SERVICES | FITNESS TESTS | | Your fitness will be tested during the two-day selection...
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