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Fitness Assessment
Why have Fitness Assessments?
Low levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (below 20%) have been associated with an increased risk of premature death from all causes, and especially from cardiovascular diseases. Are you above or below the 20th percentile? A BMI of greater than 30 or less than 18 increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases: What is your BMI? If you are a female, between the age group of 30-39, and your upper body endurance is 27, the population norm classifies you as “excellent”: Where do you stand in comparison? Besides educating you about your health status relative to establish health related, age and sex matched standards, a fitness assessment also helps:
- To assess your current fitness level
- To Evaluate your progress
- To individualize exercise programs based on your strengths and weaknesses
- To classify according to your cardiovascular risk factors
- To motivate and to establish realistic goals
What does a Fitness Assessment measure?
- Blood Pressure & Resting Heart Rate
- BMI
- Posture
- Body Fat Percentage
- Cardiorespiratory Endurance
- Muscular Endurance
What does a Fitness Assessment involve?
During your fitness assessment, you will participate in 8 (optional) different tests:
- Blood pressure: To assess your cardiovascular risk factor
- Resting heart rate: Indicates your aerobic fitness and heart efficiency
- Body composition: Skinfold test determines your body fat percentage or amount of body fat
- Posture tests: To evaluate your static posture
- 3-min step test: Measures your cardiorespiratory fitness or aerobic endurance
- Push up test: Test for upper body muscle endurance
- Curl up test: Test for abdominal muscle endurance
- Sit and Reach Test: Measures flexibility of your low back.
How much does it cost?
Fitness Assessments are 10 dollars.
How do I schedule my Fitness Assessment?
Only HFC members can do a fitness assessment.
Fill the personal trainer request form and submit it at the HFC front desk, along with payment. Once you have submitted and paid for your assessment, a personal trainer staff will contact you within a few days to schedule your initial appointment and fitness assessment.
