Health Monitoring Tests
FITNESS TRAINING AND TESTING
Recap
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In groups come up with important points which
we talked about last week
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Feedback to the group
By the end of the session you will be
able to
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Measure blood pressure
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Measure heart rate
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Measure lung function
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Explain what the importance of each of the
tests are
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Complete each of the tests on your client and
record the results
What are health monitoring tests?
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Tests that ensure clients are able to take part in
physical activity with no risks to their health.
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The tests carried out are:
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Heart rate, blood pressure and lung function
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Waist to hip ratio and Body mass index BMI
Heart Rate (HR)
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Measured manually using the radial artery in
the wrist.
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Measured via a blood pressure machine
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Heart rate is measured by beats per minute
BPM
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The average resting heart rate for a male is
68bpm
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The average resting heart rate for a female is
72bpm
Heart Rate cont.
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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.
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A high resting heart rate is >100bpm
Blood Pressure BP
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Blood pressure can be measured using a digital
blood pressure monitor
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These machines provide the reading of systolic
blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure mmhg
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Systolic blood pressure is the highest pressure within
the blood stream which occurs when the heart
contracts
Blood pressure cont.
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Diastolic blood pressure is the lowest pressure in
the blood stream when the heart is relaxed and
filling with blood
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Average BP 120/80mmHg
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Above average BP 140/90mmHg
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High blood pressure 160/100mmHg
Lung Function
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Spirometry is used to determine is an individual
has a chest or lung problem.
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Spirometer is a handheld device used to test
the amount of air you can blow out against
time this measures your lung function
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The spirometer provides information about your
lung function.
Waist to hip ratio
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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
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BMI is a measurement of body composition
and is often used to determine if someone is
overweight
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It is only an estimate and does not take into
account the persons frame size or muscle mass
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You can use an online calculator to determine
BMI
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Normal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9
Your task
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Complete each of the tests on your client.
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There is a set of instructions with each of the
tests that tells you how to carry out the tests
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There is also a results table fill this out and keep
it safe