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
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- Which athlete would not need cardiovascular endurance?
- triathlete
- marathon runner
- rugby player
- skateboarder performing a kickflip ✓
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- 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
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- 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⇔the set of rules, guidelines, or procedures that should be followed ✓
Exit quiz
- Identify the fitness tests that measure cardiovascular endurance.
- sit-up bleep test
- multi stage fitness test ✓
- 30m sprint test
- ruler drop test
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- What is the distance of the shuttle run for the multi stage fitness test?
- 10 metres
- 20 metres ✓
- 30 metres
- 40 meters
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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
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- 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 ✓
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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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Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 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.
Common misconception
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.
Keywords
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