fitness testing
Measuring bodily capability
Fitness testing is the systematic evaluation of physical capabilities—strength, endurance, flexibility, cardiovascular health.
Schools administer fitness tests to students; athletes undergo testing to measure performance baselines and track improvement.
Medical fitness testing assesses health risks or readiness for surgery.
The team's fitness testing revealed several players needed conditioning work.
- body compositionBodily tissue proportions
- body fat percentageProportion of mass from lipids
- VO2 maxPeak oxygen consumption rate
- skinfoldsPinched tissue for fat assessment
- cardiovascular enduranceHeart's sustained work capacity
stopwatch · max heart rate · resting heart rate · heart rate variability · endurance · aerobic capacity · cardiac output · stress test · sprint · agility · beep test · shuttle run · balance · power · one rep max · vertical jump · stretch · jump
- PE classPE, PE class, gym class, PE teacher, gym teacher
- physical educationPE, gym class, PE class, physical education, physical training
- preseasontraining camp, minicamp, practice, scrimmages, OTAs
- sports sciencesports science, exercise science, kinesiology, biomechanics, sports medicine
- fitnessexercise, gym, workout, running, swimming
- athletic trainingcoaching, drills, personal training, workouts, practice
fitness testingmedical diagnosis
Identification of disease
clinical diagnosis · disease screening · diagnostic testing · disease detection · clinical examination