Exercise Tolerance

Question 1

Name some exercise tolerance tests (4)

Answer 1

6 min walk test
Incremental shuttle walk test (bleep)
Chair stand test
Harvard step test

Question 2

Describe Harvard step test

Answer 2

Have to step onto a raised platform in time to the beep, which should average at 30 steps a minute- this doesn’t increase.
Measures in time they can keep going for.
Lasts 5 mins or when they can’t keep up for more than 15 seconds

Question 3

Describe the chair stand test

Answer 3

How many times they can get up from a chair to standing in 30 seconds- have arms on shoulders and can’t use hands to push up.
Compare value to charts for normal value based on age, gender etc

Question 4

Describe 6 min walk test

Answer 4

Measure of cardiovascular fitness- set out cones 30M apart and see how far they can go in 6 mins

Question 5

Describe incremental shuttle walk test

Answer 5

Distance of 10 metres set out and they must complete that distance before the bleep is heard