5 WAYS TO ASSESS YOUR FITNESS LEVEL
5 WAYS TO ASSESS YOUR FITNESSÂ LEVEL
What is a Fitness level?
Fitness level means your body’s ability to withstand a physical workload and to recover in a timely manner.
Fitness assessments are a series of tests that measures and monitors one's physical fitness level.
These series of parameters assess the five components of physical fitness: 1.Cardiovascular endurance, 2.Muscular strength,
3.Muscular endurance, 4.Flexibility and
5.Body composition.
Why is Fitness level important?
An accurate assessment will help you identify the right goals, help you catch injuries before they happen and help you determine the effectiveness of your fitness program.
Here are 5 ways to Assess your Fitness level 💪
1. Your pulse rate before and after walking:
For most men and women 60 to 100 beats per minute is normal, according to the American Heart association.
After walking, if your pulse rate is too high, then you will know that your fitness level isn't great. You need to walk more.
2. Your body mass index (BMI):
This is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.
If your BMI is less than 18.5, it falls within the underweight range : This shows that your fitness level isn't great and you will need more strength training exercises to achieve a healthy weight.
If your BMI is 18.5-24.9, it falls within the normal or healthy weight range.
If your BMI falls within 25.0-29.9, it shows Overweight and you will need to exercise and improve your diet.
If your BMI is higher than 30.0, it falls within the Obese range.
3. Your waist circumference:
This is another great way to assess your fitness level because this parameter isn't just for your tailor or fashion designer.
The waist circumference tells you how much belly fat you actually have and this indicates how fit you are.
For men, a normal waist circumference should be below 37inches. If it is between 38-40 inches, it indicates high risk.
And if it is more than 40inches, it shows the presence of much belly fat.
For women, a normal circumference should be below 31.5 inches.
Anything above 34.6inches indicates more belly fat.
4. How long it takes to walk 1 mile:
The way you feel after walking is a very good way to tell you how fit you are.
If you haven't been exercising for a while, this should be the first parameter to use because it is so plain and clear.
If it takes you less time to walk a mile, you need for exercise.
5. How far you can reach your toes while seated in a forward position:
This is another favourite test of mine. Few years back, I couldn't do this because I knew I wasn't flexible enough.
Try doing this to test how flexible you are.
Which of these tests are you aware of?
How often do you exercise?
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