Health Monitoring Tests FITNESS TRAINING AND TESTING

Recap

In groups come up with important points which we talked about last week

Feedback to the group

By the end of the session you will be able to

Measure blood pressure Measure heart rate Measure lung function Explain what the importance of each of the

tests are Complete each of the tests on your client and

record the results

What are health monitoring tests?

Tests that ensure clients are able to take part in physical activity with no risks to their health.

The tests carried out are: Heart rate, blood pressure and lung function Waist to hip ratio and Body mass index BMI

Heart Rate (HR)

Measured manually using the radial artery in the wrist.

Measured via a blood pressure machine Heart rate is measured by beats per minute

BPM The average resting heart rate for a male is

68bpm The average resting heart rate for a female is

72bpm

Heart Rate cont.

Males generally have larger hearts that females which can then pump a larger amount of oxygenated blood around the body, this is why the resting heart rate is lower than females.

A high resting heart rate is >100bpm

Blood Pressure BP

Blood pressure can be measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

These machines provide the reading of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure mmhg

Systolic blood pressure is the highest pressure within the blood stream which occurs when the heart contracts

Blood pressure cont.

Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest pressure in the blood stream when the heart is relaxed and filling with blood

Average BP 120/80mmHg Above average BP 140/90mmHg High blood pressure 160/100mmHg

Lung Function

Spirometry is used to determine is an individual has a chest or lung problem.

Spirometer is a handheld device used to test the amount of air you can blow out against time this measures your lung function

The spirometer provides information about your lung function.

Waist to hip ratio

This ratio helps to determine levels of obesity and those at risk of heart disease

It’s a very simple test to carry out Measure the waist and hips in cm and divide by each

other Average for male 0.90 to 0.95 anything below is excellent

anything above is high Average for female 0.80 to 0.90 anything below is

excellent anything above is high

Body mass index

BMI is a measurement of body composition and is often used to determine if someone is overweight

It is only an estimate and does not take into account the persons frame size or muscle mass

You can use an online calculator to determine BMI

Normal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9

Your task

Complete each of the tests on your client. There is a set of instructions with each of the

tests that tells you how to carry out the tests There is also a results table fill this out and

keep it safe