Emilio Aguinaldo College – Cavite School of Physical and Respiratory Therapy

Name: Florenz O. Pagnanawon

Date: 9/19/2020

Course & Section: BSPT – 3-1

Laboratory Activity for Fitness Testing

By the end of the laboratory, the learners should be able to:

 Identify essential components of fitness testing

 Prepare the environment for fitness testing

 Perform different assessment tests for fitness, accurately and efficiently

 Interpret results of fitness testing tests according to recent evidence

Mechanics of the Activity:

1. Get a housemate.

2. Answer the Par-Q and You screening tool. You should check your housemate answers to determine if
she/he should be excluded from the activity.

3. Prepare the environment for the assigned fitness test. The goal is to create stations for each component of
the assessment test.

4. You should document his/her performance on the worksheet.

FITNESS TESTING RECORD

Name of Partner: Rian Angel Obidos, MALE

STATION 1 & 11: VITAL SIGNS

VITAL SIGNS PRE-TEST POST-TEST

Blood Pressure (mm Hg) 120/80 mmhg 130/85
Pulse or Heart Rate (bpm) 65 bpm 80 bpm
Respiratory Rate (cpm) 20 cpm 30 cpm

STATION 2: BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT

Height: ____159_____ ft. ___5’3_____ in.

Weight: _____48____ kg.

Body Mass Index: ______19______ (kg/m2) (conversion: 3.28 ft = 1 m.)

BMI Measurement Interpretation: _______HEALTHY _______

Normal Values (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015):

For adults 20 years and above:

BMI WEIGHT STATUS

Below 18.5 Underweight
18.5 – 24.9 Normal or healthy weight
25.0 – 29.9 Overweight
30.0 and above Obese

FLEXIBILITY TESTS

STATION 3: APLEY’S SCRATCH TEST

Positive (+)/Negative (-) Positive (+)/Negative (-)

Right Upper Extremity Left Upper Extremity

NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-)

Significance: PATIENT IS ABLE TO REACH HIS BOTH HANDS WHEN DOING RIGHT AND LEFT APLEY’S
SCARTCH TEST

STATION 4: V-SIT TEST

Result: 76 cm.

Procedures:

 Client removes shoes and sits on floor with the measuring line between their legs with the
soles of their feet placed immediately behind the baseline, heels 8-12" apart.
 Clasp thumbs so that hands are together, palms facing down and placed on measuring
line.

 With the legs held flat by examiner, the client slowly reaches forward as far as possible, keeping the
fingers on baseline and feet flexed.

 After three practice tries, the client holds the fourth reach for three seconds while that distance is
recorded.
  Make sure there are no jerky movements, and that the fingertips remain level and the legs flat.

STATION 5: GROIN FLEXIBILITY TEST

Result: ___20___cm.

Procedures:

 Client sits on the floor with knees bent, and feet flat on the floor and legs together.

 Let client’s knees drop sideways as far as possible while keeping the feet together. The soles of your feet
should be together and facing each other.

 Client should on to his/her feet with both hands, and pull the ankles as close to the body as possible.

 Measure the distance from the heels to the groin.

Normal Values for Groin Flexibility Test:

Ratings Score

Excellent 5 cm

Very Good 10 cm

Good 15 cm

Fair 20 cm

Poor 25 cm

STATION 6: CALF FLEXIBILITY TEST

 Result: (R) _____26_____ cm. ____28_________ cm. (L)

Procedures:

 Client should stand the maximum distance he/she can stand flat footed away from the wall.

 The contralateral knee should be kept bent to touch the wall.

 Repeat for each leg.

 Measure the maximum distance from toe to the wall.

MM. STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE TESTS

STATION 7: PLANK TEST

Result: ___________ mins ____40___ secs

Normal Values for Plank Test:

>60sec = normal.

<45sec = Grade 4

inability to assume position = Grade 3 or less.

STATION 8: PUSH-UP TEST

 Result: __17___ reps in 1 minute.

 For males: Wide upper extremity base; Toes for stabilization of the lower extremity; Knees extended; Back
straight at all times

 For females: Wide upper extremity base; Knees for stabilization of the lower extremity; Knees bent; Back
straight at all times

STATION 9: SQUAT TEST

Result: __45_____ maximum number of 90-degree squat repetitions until fatigue (no time limit)

Normal Values for Squat Test:

For males:

Age 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+

Excellent >49 >45 >41 >35 >31 >28
Good 44-49 40-45 35-41 29-35 25-31 22-28
Above ave 39-43 35-39 30-34 25-38 21-24 19-21
Average 35-38 31-34 27-29 22-24 17-20 15-18
Below ave 31-34 29-30 23-26 18-21 13-16 11-14
Poor 25-30 22-28 17-22 13-17 9-12 7-10
Very Poor <25 <22 <17 <9 <9 <7

For females:

Age 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 65+

Excellent >43 >39 >33 >27 >24 >23
 Good 37-43 33-39 27-33 22-27 18-24 17-23
Above ave 33-36 29-32 23-26 18-21 13-17 14-16
Average 29-32 25-28 19-22 14-17 10-12 11-13
Below ave 25-28 21-24 15-18 10-13 7-9 5-10
Poor 18-24 13-20 7-14 5-9 3-6 2-4
Very Poor <18 <20 <7 <5 <3 <2

CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE TEST

STATION 10: YMCA STEP TEST (Using 12 inch high stool)

Result: _____41____ max step-ups of both lower extremities in 1 minute

_____89 bpm________ heart rate upon sitting down after the test (bpm)

Normal Values for YMCA Step Test: 24 steps/min

References:

 Thompson, W., Gordon, N., & Pescatello, L. (nd). ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription.
USA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

 Hislop, H., Avers, D., & Brown, M. (2014). Daniels and Worthingham’s Muscle Testing: Techniques of
Manual Examination and Performance Testing (9th ed.). Singapore: Elsevier Ltd.
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Aguinaldo College. Do not reproduce without permission.
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