1. Physical Fitness Assessment
Chapter 20
Physical Fitness Assessment

2. Fitness Evaluation
When assessing a person’s level of fitness, the following areas must be evaluated:
Muscular endurance evaluation
Flexibility evaluation
Cardiovascular endurance
Body composition
Special considerations

3. Muscular Endurance Evaluations
Bent-leg sit-ups
Push-ups
Modified push-ups
Bench jump or step

4. Flexibility Evaluations
Sit and reach (trunk extension)
Back bend (trunk extension)

5. Evaluating Cardiovascular Endurance
Measuring heart rate
Determining the resting heart rate
The pulse recovery step test

6. Body Composition Recommended ranges of body fat
Body composition and athletes
Determining muscle gain or loss

7. Recording
Record keeping is essential to measuring individual progress in both athletic and nonathletic settings.
Progress information can be recorded on a progress record.

8. Special Considerations
Always consider the unique physical requirements of the person’s daily activities.
Musculoskeletal capabilities and limitations
Other physical and medical conditions
High or low blood pressure
Pregnancy
Other physical limitations