Fitness testing is a way of gathering information about the skill and health components of an athletes or non athletes fitness. Testing can take place in a number of environments,an out door running track, sports hall/gymnasium and a laboratory, with laboratory testing being the most accurate, however there is still a large range of tests that can be carried out, away from a laboratory, which provide a lot of useful information.
Reasons for Fitness Testing
*To evaluate a training program, to see if it is helping the athlete or sports participant in achieiving set goals
*To measure fitness levels following a bad injury, illness or following the end of season :
*To assist in setting goals
*To determine health status (in the non-sporting population)
*Talent identification
*To highlight the strengths and weakness of an athlete or sports participant enabling a training program to be thought out which addresses the findings.
*To aid motivation
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