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Fitness Status Assessment Guide

This module discusses assessing physical fitness status. It introduces several fitness tests to measure aerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body measurements. These tests allow individuals to understand their current fitness levels and identify areas for improvement. The module encourages learners to analyze their own health status and choose a fitness component to assess using the recommended tests. Study questions guide learners to reflect on their cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscular endurance, and body composition measurements.

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Fitness Status Assessment Guide

This module discusses assessing physical fitness status. It introduces several fitness tests to measure aerobic capacity, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body measurements. These tests allow individuals to understand their current fitness levels and identify areas for improvement. The module encourages learners to analyze their own health status and choose a fitness component to assess using the recommended tests. Study questions guide learners to reflect on their cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscular endurance, and body composition measurements.

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PE 1 – Foundation of Physical Fitness

UP Open University

Module 4 – Assessment of Fitness Status

Introduction

Preparing the body while still young has several benefits physically and psychologically

because a pattern has been set. Following the routine is easily done since the body is used to activities

and becomes a lifetime habit.

There is a vital need to know if one is healthy or at risk of cardiovascular diseases. Some tests

will be conducted so that the body is properly monitored and assessed.

Objectives

After working on this module, you should be able to:


1. Measure the aerobic capacity of the body;
2. Determine the muscular strength and endurance:
3. Measure the flexibility level, and
4. Assess the fitness level through body measurements.

Key Concepts and Activities

FITNESS TESTS

How fit are you? Test yourself now through: [Link]

Knowing your current fitness status can help you a lot understand your body and its responses

to any stimuli. This is also your chance to help and improve your body wherever aspect it needs to be

improved and sustained. Physical fitness is always associated with your intellectual functioning. You

can only be effective and efficient if you do not carry the symptoms related to poor health.

LEARNING ACTIVITY

1. Analyze the kind of health status you are having right now.

2. Choose one health component you wish to understand your body with: Cardiovascular fitness,

flexibility, muscular endurance, muscular strength, and body compositions.


Buot, Merites M. (2021). Foundation of Physical Fitness. Los Baños: University of the Philippines Open University

STUDY QUESTIONS

As you study the resources in Module 4, be guided with the following questions:

1. Do you need to improve your cardiovascular fitness level?

2. Do you believe that females are more flexible than males?

3. How many seconds did you do your push ups and curl ups?

4. Are you satisfied with your body mass index (BMI) and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) result?

References

Top End Sports. The complete FITNESS TEST list. Available at


[Link] Last Accessed 09 June 2021.

World Fitness Level. Available at [Link] Last Accessed 09 June 2021.

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