Physical Fitness Health-Related Physical Fitness Tests

Physical Fitness Indicates that there is a smooth relationship between the work of your skeleton, muscles, heart and the lungs to carry out your daily activities.

F ITNESS It involves strength, stamina and flexibility. Fitness testing activities and basic exercise that will help you decide the type of exercise that is best for you and plan the kind of activities that suits your needs.

Health-Related Physical Fitness Components Assessment/Test Anaerobic CapacityShuttle run Muscular Strength &EnduranceRight Angle Push-ups Partial Curl-ups Muscular FlexibilitySit and Reach Aerobic CapacityPacer Test Body Mass IndexBody Mass (kg) ÷ Height (meter squared)

Anaerobic Capacity -It is your body’s capacity to use its systems without oxygen. HRPFT: Shuttle Run

Muscular Strength & Endurance Strength is a measure of how much force your muscles can exert, while endurance is the measure of how many times your muscles can repeat a specific exertion of force.

Absolute range of movement of a muscle.

Aerobic Capacity Aerobic capacity is the maximum amount of oxygen a body can use in a physical activity.

BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) It indicates whether one is of normal weight, underweight, overweight, or obese. Body Mass (kg) ÷ Height (meter squared)

Less than 15-starvation 15.0 – 18.5-underweight 18.6 – 24.9-normal 25.0 – 29.9-overweight 30.0 – 40.0-obese Greater than 40-morbidly obese

Example: Height = 1.54m Weight = 45kg 45÷(1.54)²=N 45÷2.37 = Normal