Introduction

Question 1

fitness

Answer 1

• either a set of attributes that are either health related or performance related (CSEP)
• characteristics individuals have or achieve that relates to their ability to perform physical activity

Question 2

health related fitness

Answer 2

attributes that are related to mortality or morbidity

Question 3

mortality

Answer 3

related to the occurrence of death

Question 4

morbidity

Answer 4

related to the occurrence of illness

Question 5

health

Answer 5

• WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, not merely an absence of disease, other assessments besides fitness

Question 6

CSEP definition of health

Answer 6

a combination of physical, social, and psychological dimensions,,, Positive health is associated with the capacity to join life and to withstand challenge, not merely the absence of disease

Question 7

purpose of fitness and health assessments

Answer 7

• identifies individuals strengths and weaknesses
• baseline data for exercise/training prescription or rehab programs
• feedback for evaluating the effectiveness of programs/interventions
• information that can be compared to norms, acceptable standards, health status or competitive standing

Question 8

what are important things (ethics) to include in assessments?

Answer 8

1. variables measured are specific and relevant
2. assessments are valid and reliable
3. tests are administered at an appropriate time and repeated at regular intervals
4. assessments are controlled
5. basic human rights of an individual are respected
6. results are explained directly in written and verbal form

Question 9

a good assessment is …

Answer 9

• safe
• reliable
• valid
• practical
• conducted in a professional manner

Question 10

what fitness and health assessments WILL do

Answer 10

• provide objective measures of health and
  performance in relation to peer groups
• identify ODDS or CHANCE of a success within a domain based on comparable data
• identify ODDS or CHANCE of a particular health outcome based on known incidence, risk factors, and comparable data

Question 11

what fitness and health assessments will NOT DO

Answer 11

• can’t be certain of outcomes
• can’t assess everything
• predict performances or life span