Fitness Test

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Unit 6 P2- Outline a fitness test for the main components of fitness and compare results based on a public service entrance test. M1- Explain the strengths and areas of improvements of fitness tests. Introduction. This essay will show you the components of fitness. There will be shown various fitness components, and loads of job related tests. There will be overall 6 fitness components, which will be reviewed, and compared to other Public services fitness tests. 6 components of fitness: 1) Muscle endurance. 2) Cardiovascular health 3) Flexibility 4) Speed 5) Strength 6) Balance.…show more content…
Mostly used by fire fighters, police enforcements, and army. This test involves running in certain time around cones, and barriers. This test is job related, because Police officers have to chase suspects, through various places, this test would show if they are capable of caching criminals through various places. Strength. Definition- Refers to the amount of force a muscle can produce with a single maximal effort. Size of muscle cells and the ability of nerves to activate them are related to muscle strength. Test- Chin ups test, doing certain amounts of chin ups in 1 minute’s time. This test shows how much chin ups are sportiest capable of doing. Compare against Public Service test- Public services have common strength test, which tests the same muscle group, which is upper muscles. Potential fire fighters have to extend a 100kg ladder by themselves in 20 seconds to qualify. Fire fighters don’t have to do chin ups to qualify as fire fighters. Their test are al job related, that’s why they do not require chin ups, doing fire fighter qualification tests. Balance. Definition- Balance is the ability to maintain the body’s centre of mass over its base of
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