A fitness test is a great tool to utilize in order to measure cardiovascular fitness and understand how hard the body is working during physical activity. To measure a person’s overall fitness, four types of tests must be performed: aerobic fitness, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition (President’s Challenge). Each component is tested individually for cardiovascular strength, the ability to perform every day activities, joint movement and flexibility, and amounts of fat on the body respectively (President’s Challenge).
Each component of the fitness test is measured with different types of activity. To test my aerobic fitness, I chose to do the 1-mile walk and timed myself and recorded my heart rate when I finished the brisk …show more content…
First, to increase my muscular strength, I would try to incorporate more core strength training exercises into my work out routines. I would also set a goal of performing 10 sets of push-ups per day to accustom my body to the movement and improve the strength in my arms. Secondly, to decrease my BMI, I would reduce my caloric intake and increase my caloric expenditure by the same amount in order to burn excess calories. For my food intake, I would choose more nutrient dense foods instead of those with high energy density. To expend some extra calories each day I could set a schedule to incorporate a moderate intensity workout for 1 hour each day.
After performing the Adult Fitness Test, I was able to identify both my strong and weak areas in my fitness levels. I have learned that by repeating these exercises, stretching after workouts, and burning more calories than I take in, I can reach higher overall fitness levels. Besides the changes I need to make to my exercise routines, I also learned about the importance of cardiovascular fitness in the risk reduction of chronic diseases. I hope to apply the knowledge I have obtained about fitness in general and specifically about my own body to my current routines to better my
Each component of the fitness test is measured with different types of activity. To test my aerobic fitness, I chose to do the 1-mile walk and timed myself and recorded my heart rate when I finished the brisk …show more content…
First, to increase my muscular strength, I would try to incorporate more core strength training exercises into my work out routines. I would also set a goal of performing 10 sets of push-ups per day to accustom my body to the movement and improve the strength in my arms. Secondly, to decrease my BMI, I would reduce my caloric intake and increase my caloric expenditure by the same amount in order to burn excess calories. For my food intake, I would choose more nutrient dense foods instead of those with high energy density. To expend some extra calories each day I could set a schedule to incorporate a moderate intensity workout for 1 hour each day.
After performing the Adult Fitness Test, I was able to identify both my strong and weak areas in my fitness levels. I have learned that by repeating these exercises, stretching after workouts, and burning more calories than I take in, I can reach higher overall fitness levels. Besides the changes I need to make to my exercise routines, I also learned about the importance of cardiovascular fitness in the risk reduction of chronic diseases. I hope to apply the knowledge I have obtained about fitness in general and specifically about my own body to my current routines to better my