PE 143 - Fitness Tests and Measurements

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 2
Lab Contact Hours: 1
Description: This course will introduce the student through lecture and practical demonstration to various fitness assessment protocols. Students will learn to critically analyze why a particular fitness test is utilized, the standard procedures for conducting the test and the analysis of the test results.

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: PE 112

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Course Competencies

Identify the basic components of fitness and the associated tests to assess an individual’s current fitness status.
Determine when it is appropriate to stop a fitness test.
Analyze blood pressure.
Determine resting and exercise heart rates.
Conduct sub-maximal cardiovascular fitness tests.
Conduct muscular strength and endurance fitness tests.
Identify contraindications to a specific fitness testing protocol.
Compare test results with normative data to create a fitness profile.
Determine the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a specific fitness test over other tests that evaluate the same parameters.
Develop Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound (SMART) goals for a fitness client.
Describe the characteristics of a normal electrocardiogram.
Measure the characteristics of a normal electrocardiogram.
Conduct flexibility tests.
Conduct body composition anthropometry.