Performing Fitness Tests & Achieving Successful Data

Many fitness tests have been created as a unit of measure for various fitness categories, such as general fitness, aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. 

Fitness tests are only as accurate as you make them, so reading instructions carefully, and performing them often, should bring more accurate results. 

Although fitness tests are only likely to highlight what you already suspect - a bodybuilder achieving "excellent" muscular strength test results, or a marathon runner displaying an "excellent" score for their aerobic fitness tests - it can be used for trend analysis, which can identify progression or decline and might, in turn, alter the way you train/ or you train your client. Also, it'd be ignorant to assume you've taken all factors into account, although unlikely, sometimes the test results can throw up a surprise, such as a powerlifter with poor grip strength or an outwardly healthy individual with high blood pressure.

If you're performing fitness tests on a client for the first time, you should have their full approval and a completed PAR-Q (health questionnaire) that you're happy with. Please visit the www.gymprofessor.com website for further information about PAR-Q’s. If you're working with a deconditioned (not “fit”) individual, as a matter of course, they should see their Doctor beforehand and, thereafter, it would be prudent to perform the static fitness assessments (measuring general fitness) first.

Please visit the Gym Professor website for more information on the following:
Static Fitness Tests (measuring general fitness - good health & well-being).
Dynamic Fitness Tests (aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility).

Until next time,

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Measuring Blood Glucose

As per blood cholesterol measuring, levels of blood glucose are measured in mmol/l or mg/dl. Blood glucose testing is important in determining if someone suffers from Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose/ sugar) or Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and in some cases Diabetes. If you're already aware of one of the aforementioned problems, regular blood testing can help track progress/ management. It's also advisable during certain dietary conditions, such as fasting or low carb diets.

As regards Diabetes, the closer blood glucose is kept to normal, the less likely someone's going to suffer Diabetes complications. As mentioned above, regular blood glucose tests can help identify whether meal plans and exercise (& possibly medication) are working to keep blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible.

Blood glucose ranges will vary during the day (around meal times) and, therefore, so will associated blood glucose target levels. The person conducting the test (hopefully a medical professional) will take this into account (along with several other factors like diet), for example, a generally recognised blood glucose target range for a non-Diabetic person two hours after a meal is under 140 mg/dl, compared to under 160 mg/dl for a Diabetes sufferer. Whereas, if the test was conducted upon waking (before breakfast), target levels would be roughly 30 mg/dl lower (Under 110 mg/dl for non-Diabetic, 90 - 130 mg/dl for someone with Diabetes).

For further information on Diabetes, please vist the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) or the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC).

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Fitness Tests

Many fitness tests have been created as a unit of measure of various fitness categories, such as general fitness, aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. The fitness tests are only as accurate as you make them, so reading instructions carefully, and performing them often, should bring more accurate results. Although the fitness tests are only likely to highlight what you already suspect - a bodybuilder achieving "excellent" muscular strength test results, or a marathon runner displaying an "excellent" score for their aerobic fitness tests - it can be used for trend analysis, which can identify progression or decline and might, in turn, alter the way you train your client. Also, it'd be ignorant to assume you've taken all factors into account. Although unlikely, sometimes the test results can throw up a surpise, such as a powerlifter with poor grip strength or an outwardly healthy individual with high blood pressure.

If you're performing these fitness tests on a client for the first time, you should have their full approval and a completed PAR-Q (health questionaire) that you're happy with. If you're working with a deconditioned individual, as a matter of course, they should see their Doctor beforehand and, thereafter, it would prudent to perform the static fitness assessments (measuring general fitness) first.

Please visit the Gym Professor website for more information on the following:
Static Fitness Tests (measuring general fitness - good health & well-being).
Dynamic Fitness Tests (aerobic fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility).