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Fitness Testing. Determine Fitness Level Identify Chronic Condition Provide Baseline Data Book 97. Fitness Testing. Most Phys Ed classes in school use field tests 1 mile walk-run for cardiovascular fitness Curl up/push up for muscular fitness Sit and reach for flexibility
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Fitness Testing • Determine Fitness Level • Identify Chronic Condition • Provide Baseline Data Book 97
Fitness Testing • Most Phys Ed classes in school use field tests • 1 mile walk-run for cardiovascular fitness • Curl up/push up for muscular fitness • Sit and reach for flexibility • Skin fold/BMI for body composition Book 98
Fitness Testing • FITNESSGRAM has standards set for all those assessments and more Cooperinstitute.org
Fitness Testing • The 2013-2014 school year is implementing a new plan called the Presidential Youth Fitness Program • Follows FITNESSGRAM standards and is engineered to educate children about living an active lifestyle Presidentialyouthfitnessprogram.org
Fitness Testing • According to ACSM, exercise testing is generally not needed for children and adolescents provided they are healthy and have no special health concerns (book 97)
Safety Considerations • Children physiologically react differently to exercise than adults • Require 20-30% more oxygen while steady rate jogging • Higher chance of hyperthermia • higher body temperatures & inefficient sweat glands • Higher Chance of hypothermia • Large surface area and low body mass lead to heat loss in water Book 85-86
Safety Considerations • Interference with growth • Epiphyseal plate damage • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy • Genetically thick left ventricle wall • Dehydration Book 93-94
Safety Considerations • Adequate Nutrition • Young men and women need to be educated in what makes up a proper diet to avoid disorders that may affect physical and emotional health • Eating disorders often develop during adolescence • Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, muscle dysmorphia Book 114-117
Safety Considerations • Anorexia • Self starvation leads to inadequate nutrient consumption • Bulimia • Self induced vomiting does not allow nutrient uptake • Binge Eating Disorder • Excessive over-consumption most typically leads to obesity • Muscle Dysmorphia • Excessive training and low caloric intake leads to chronic pain Book 114-117
Safety Considerations Book 108