The British Army fitness tests include a 2 minute press up test, a 2 minute sit up test, a 1.5 mile running test and a sit and reach test. 2 minute press up test - As a solider you will need a good level of upper body strength. The British Army 2 minute press up test is supposed to be a tough muscle endurance test that will stress the chest, back, shoulders and arms. As a target the British army require male recruits to perform 44 press ups and female army recruits to perform 21 press ups in 2 minutes. 2 minute sit up test - Having a strong core and mid section means that you carry strength in your stomach muscles and lower back muscles, a key component of fitness and staying injury free, even when carrying army issue kit during fitness tests and exercise.
1.04 Fitness Activity Record Sheet Complete the chart as directed. Complete the five components of the fitness test by following the directions found through the five links on the 1.04 Work Out page. If you have any questions about these directions, please contact your instructor. As you complete each activity, please record, in the first three columns of the chart below, the date you did it, your score, and your goal for the next time you do this activity in lesson 3.05. You will not be submitting this chart to your instructor.
Part II: Design a Warm-up for Your Personal Needs For each of the following, describe what you will do to prepare your body for the activity that you selected in Part 1, #1. 1. Aerobic exercise Jogging 2. Stretching (stretch all the major muscle groups used) Calf Stretch Abduction Stretch Glut stretch Standing Quadriceps stretch Adduction stretch 3. Sport-specific exercise Sprint in place Part III: Design a Cool-down for Your Personal Needs For each of the following, describe what you will do for your cool-down for the activity that you have selected.
Cones are used to make bases; every base has different fitness exercise. There can be countless bases, or as simple as two. This exercise trains all body muscles, and joints. If there is needed more flexibility, than flexibility training is involved. If there is needed more core stability, use core stability
The program was developed by R.E. Morgan and G.T. Anderson in 1957 at the University of Leeds in England Planning The exercise circuit should be set up so that you work each body part as follows: Total-body, Upper-body, Lower-body, Core & Trunk, Total-body etc. For each circuit I have a set of linoleum squares (6 inches by 6 inches) with an exercise written on each that I lay by the equipment to indicate to the athletes the required exercise at each stage of the circuit. You could use plain card or paper and include an explanation as to how to perform the exercise, duration and recovery.
1. Aerobic exercise: Start an easy jog 2. Stretching (stretch all the major muscle groups used): Calf stretch, hip abduction stretch, glut stretch, Standing quadriceps stretch, hamstring stretch 3. Sport-specific exercise: jog Part III: Design a Cool-down for Your Personal Needs For each of the following, describe what you will do for your cool-down for the activity that you have selected. 1.
Multi-stage Fitness Test Multi-stage Fitness Test Alison Roffey Tuesday 9th September 2014 H/W The multistage fitness test is a series of levels and stages usually used by coaches and trainers to estimate an athlete’s VO2 max. VO2 is a person’s maximum oxygen consumption within exercise; this reflects the person’s physical fitness. Stages and levels: In each stage there is a different amount of levels for example stage 1 = 7 levels, 2=8, 3=8, 4=9, 5=9, 6=10, 7=10, 8=11, 9=11, 10=11, 11=12, 12=12, 13=13, 14=13, 15=13, 16=14, 17=14, 18=15, 19=15, 20=16 and 21=16. Each stage is roughly one minute. The bleeps are recorded in a series and each time the level is increased the bleep will sound different.
P2 Fitness test for the main components of fitness There are 8 components of fitness which are, cardiovascular endurance, strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, speed, reaction time, agility and coordination. 1. Cardiovascular endurance This is also known as an aerobic endurance or stamina, which is the ability to repeat an activity for a length of time without becoming tired. A fitness test for this component is the cooper or bleep test. Cooper Test/Beep test Cardiovascular endurance can tested for by using various maximal tests which test your limit of endurance in some exercise .
UNITED STATES SPORTS ACADEMY How to Develop a Successful Personal Training Business and Accommodate Clientele A Class Paper Submitted for SAR 526 Personal Training Professor: Dr. Brian Wallace By: Brian A. Smith Cleveland, OH June, 2007 Table of Contents Section I. Introduction 2 Section II. History 2 2500 B.C. 2 Jack La Lanne 2 Dr. Thomas DeLorne 2 Dr. Thomas Cureton 3 ACSM 3 Dr. Kenneth Cooper 4 Douglas Brooks 4 Ten Reasons for Failure 5 Vision 5 Budget 6 Turnover 6 Marketing 7 Goals 9 Competition 9 Capital 9 Reputation 9 Technical Goals 10 Management 10 Personal Trainer’s Requirements 11 Clientele 13 Body Composition 13 Physical Test 15 Workouts 16 Section III. Summary and Conclusions 18 References 19 In order to develop a personal training business that will be successful one must understand and learn the history of personal training.
Physical education has been shown to not only to make children physically healthier, but mentally as well. The objective of this research paper is to show a relationship between health and physical education, lower obesity rate, and academic achievement in elementary and middle school children. Why is Physical Education Being Cut? Gym classes are being cut all across the country to satisfy test scores in math and reading and to save money. By high school only a third take gym class daily, according to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.