1. GCSE Physical Education Assessing Your Fitness Levels

2. Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson pupils should:
Know what is meant by PAR-Q
Understand the need to assess fitness levels
Be able to assess all health and skill related
components of fitness using a number of
tests

3. PAR-Q
Before starting a fitness programme, you must make sure you are ready to do so.
Whether you are or not can be tested using A Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q).

4. Why assess fitness levels?
Before starting an exercise programme, you should know what you are looking to improve.
These components should be tested before starting the exercise programme to give ‘baseline data’.
Why is this important to do?

5. Cooper’s 12-Minute Run Test

6. Cooper’s 12-Minute Run Test
Tests cardiovascular fitness and
muscular endurance in athlete’s legs
Can measure VO2 max (aerobic
activity)
This can also be performed on a
treadmill

7. Hand Grip Strength Test

8. Hand Grip Strength Test
Tests muscular strength in the hand.
Using a Hand Grip Dynamometer and
squeeze as tight as you can
Take 3 recordings and work out the
mean (average)

9. Sit and Reach Flexibility Test

10. Sit and Reach Flexibility Test
Tests measures of flexibility of the
hamstrings
Aim is to measure how far beyond the
toes the athlete can reach
If you can just reach your toes you
score a zero

11. Harvard Step Test

12. Harvard Step Test Test measures cardiovascular
endurance and muscular endurance
Athletes use power to propel
themselves and objects in a certain
distance
Often counting helps:

13. Illinois Agility Run

14. Illinois Agility Run Test measures agility Run is made up of numerous
changes in direction
Run is timed and aim is to complete
the test as quickly as possible

15. Illinois Agility Run Agility Run Males Females Score 15-16 yrs
High score
Faster than 15.9s
Faster than 17.5s
Above average s s
Average s s
Below average s
Low Score
Slower than 18.8s
Slower than 23.4s

16. Standing Stork Test

17. Standing Stork Test Test measures a person’s static balance
Hands on hips, leg on other knee,
standing leg heel off the floor
Repeat test on other foot

18. Standing Stork Test Standing Stork Males Females Test 15-16 yrs
High score
More than 50s
More than 30s
Above average s s
Average s s
Below average s s
Low Score
Less than 20s
Less than 10s

19. Sergeant Jump Test

20. Sergeant Jump Test Test measures leg power Remember that:
Power = Strength x Speed
Measure how high above standing
mark athlete can reach

21. Standing Broad Jump

22. Standing Broad Jump Test also measures leg power Remember that:
Power = Strength x Speed
Although test is similar to Sergeant
Jump, different sports use these
different tests

23. Ruler Drop Test

24. Ruler Drop Test Test measures reaction time
Not the most scientific test, but
nevertheless can give athletes an
idea of their reaction time
No signal to when ruler is to be
dropped. Stimulus is when the ruler
starts to fall

25. 30 Metre Sprint Test

26. 30 Metre Sprint Test Test measures speed
Simple sprinting test measuring how
quickly athlete can cover distance
What other skill-related component of
fitness is also important here?

27. Alternate Hand Wall Throw

28. Alternate Hand Wall Throw
Test measures coordination
Athlete uses both hands and has to
rely on hand-eye coordination

29. Learning Objectives (Revisited)
By the end of this lesson pupils should:
Know what is meant by PAR-Q
Understand the need to assess fitness levels
Be able to assess all health and skill related
components of fitness using a number of
tests

30. Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask
Thank you
Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask