1. Health Monitoring Tests
Fitness training and testing

2. Recap
In groups come up with important points which we talked about last week
Feedback to the group

3. By the end of the session you will be able to
Measure blood pressure
Measure heart rate
Measure lung function
Explain what the importance of each of the tests are
Complete each of the tests on your client and record the results

4. What are health monitoring tests?
Tests that ensure clients are able to take part in physical activity with no risks to their health.
The tests carried out are:
Heart rate, blood pressure and lung function
Waist to hip ratio and Body mass index BMI

5. Heart Rate (HR)
Measured manually using the radial artery in the wrist.
Measured via a blood pressure machine
Heart rate is measured by beats per minute BPM
The average resting heart rate for a male is 68bpm
The average resting heart rate for a female is 72bpm

6. Heart Rate cont.
Males generally have larger hearts that females which can then pump a larger amount of oxygenated blood around the body, this is why the resting heart rate is lower than females.
A high resting heart rate is >100bpm

7. Blood Pressure BP
Blood pressure can be measured using a digital blood pressure monitor
These machines provide the reading of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure mmhg
Systolic blood pressure is the highest pressure within the blood stream which occurs when the heart contracts

8. Blood pressure cont.
Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest pressure in the blood stream when the heart is relaxed and filling with blood
Average BP 120/80mmHg
Above average BP 140/90mmHg
High blood pressure 160/100mmHg

9. Lung Function
Spirometry is used to determine is an individual has a chest or lung problem.
Spirometer is a handheld device used to test the amount of air you can blow out against time this measures your lung function
The spirometer provides information about your lung function.

10. Waist to hip ratio
This ratio helps to determine levels of obesity and those at risk of heart disease
It’s a very simple test to carry out
Measure the waist and hips in cm and divide by each other
Average for male 0.90 to 0.95 anything below is excellent anything above is high
Average for female 0.80 to 0.90 anything below is excellent anything above is high

11. Body mass index
BMI is a measurement of body composition and is often used to determine if someone is overweight
It is only an estimate and does not take into account the persons frame size or muscle mass
You can use an online calculator to determine BMI
Normal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9

12. Your task Complete each of the tests on your client.
There is a set of instructions with each of the tests that tells you how to carry out the tests
There is also a results table fill this out and keep it safe