A practical exploration of fitness testing - endurance | Physical education

Starter quiz

Fitness tests are used to determine our ______ of fitness.

'level' ✓
Identify the fitness tests that measure cardiovascular endurance.

sit-up bleep test

multi stage fitness test ✓

sit and reach test

stork stand test
Which athlete would not need cardiovascular endurance?

triathlete

marathon runner

rugby player

skateboarder performing a kickflip ✓
Identify the component of fitness that the sit-up bleep test measures.

'muscular endurance' ✓
Which athlete would require most muscular endurance?

100m sprinter

throwing a javelin thrower

long distance swimmer ✓

a gymnast performing the splits
Match the keyword to the correct definition.

cardiovascular endurance

⇔

the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles ✓

muscular endurance

⇔

the ability of a muscle group, to undergo repeated contractions ✓

normative data

⇔

information collected from a large group to show what's typical ✓

protocol

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the set of rules, guidelines, or procedures that should be followed ✓

Identify the fitness tests that measure cardiovascular endurance.

sit-up bleep test

multi stage fitness test ✓

30m sprint test

ruler drop test
What is the distance of the shuttle run for the multi stage fitness test?

10 metres

20 metres ✓

30 metres

40 meters
Ellie is a 16 year old female. She scores L9 S5 on the multi stage fitness test. Use the table of normative data to rate her cardiovascular endurance.

Excellent

Above average ✓

Poor

Average
Identify the component of fitness that the sit-up bleep test measures.

'muscular endurance' ✓
How long do you have to work to complete the sit-up bleep test?

30 seconds

1 minute

10 minutes

as long as it takes ✓
Usman is male. He scores 43 on the sit-up bleep test. Use the table of normative data to rate his muscular endurance.

Poor ✓

Below average

Average

Above average

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The fitness test for cardiovascular endurance is the multi stage fitness test.
The sit-up bleep test muscular endurance.
Fitness tests are measured or recorded using various units (e.g time, distance or weight).
Performing each fitness test according to protocol is crucial to ensure accurate and reliable measurements.

Starting the multi stage fitness test too quickly.

It can be beneficial to start the multi stage fitness test at fast walking pace to conserve energy for the faster levels.

Cardiovascular endurance - the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles (also known as aerobic power)
Muscular endurance - the ability of a muscle, or muscle group, to undergo repeated contractions, avoiding fatigue and the ability of muscles to contract over a period of time
Normative data - information collected from a large group of people to show what's typical or average, so others can compare to it
Protocol - the set of rules, guidelines, or procedures that should be followed for a specific process or activity to ensure validity, reliability and safety