Starter quiz
- Fitness tests are used to determine our ______ of fitness.
- 'level' ✓
- Identify the fitness tests that measure cardiovascular endurance.
- sit-up test
- multi-stage fitness test ✓
- press-up test
- Cooper 12 minute run ✓
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- Which athlete would not need cardiovascular endurance?
- a triathlete
- a marathon runner
- a rugby player
- a skateboarder performing a kickflip ✓
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- Identify the component of fitness that the sit-up test measures.
- 'muscular endurance' ✓
- Which athlete would require most muscular endurance?
- a 100m sprinter
- a javelin thrower
- a long distance swimmer ✓
- a gymnast performing the splits
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- Match the keyword to the correct definition.
- cardiovascular endurance⇔to continue exertion while getting energy from the aerobic system ✓
- muscular endurance⇔the ability to move your body and muscles repeatedly without fatiguing ✓
- 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 test
- multi-stage fitness test ✓
- press-up test
- Cooper 12 minute run ✓
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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 metres
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Ellie is a 16 year old female. She scores 2080m on the Cooper 12 minute run. 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 press-up test measures.
- 'muscular endurance' ✓
- How long do you have to work to complete the sit-up test?
- 30 seconds ✓
- 1 minute
- 90 seconds
- 2 minutes
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Usman is male. He scores 22 on the sit-up test. Use the table of normative data to rate his muscular endurance.- poor
- below average
- average ✓
- above average
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Key learning points
- The fitness tests for cardiovascular endurance are the Cooper 12 min run and the multi-stage fitness test.
- The press-up test and sit-up test measure 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 to continue exertion while getting energy from the aerobic system used to supply the body with energy and also referred to as stamina
Muscular endurance - the ability to move your body and muscles repeatedly without fatiguing
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
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