NAFC 02. Fitness Assessment: Section
2: Fitness Assessments Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
List the main reasons for fitness testing? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Identify strengths &
weaknesses
2. Provide info to design specific training programs
3. Provide baseline data to help motivation
4. Provide incentives & motivation to help improve outcomes
5. To help provide the best outcomes for clients
What are the benefits of fitness testing? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Identify strengths and
weaknesses
2. Monitor progress
3. Provide incentives/motivation
4. Identify talent
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, What are the important factors influencing the type of fitness test to be used? -
ANSWER✔✔-1. *Relevant*: tests are specific to clients needs eg cyclists on cycles
2. Valid & reliable: tests actually test what they say they test
3. Specific: tests meet the specific needs/goals of client
4. Regular: testing is repeated regularly to monitor progress
5. Controlled: Environment & time of test is the same each time
6. Ethical: variables are relevant to client
7. Accurate interpretation of results
What are the differences between generic & specific fitness testing? - ANSWER✔✔-
Generic:
Easy to administer; cheap; minimal equipment; usually quicker; can test groups
Subject to error; not individual-specific; only looks at some components of fitness
Specific:
Based on individual needs; more reliable & valid for different sports/codes eg runners:
beep test
What are the advantages & disadvantages of field testing? - ANSWER✔✔-Advantages;
cheap; good for groups; often sports specific; groups offer encouragement/motivation
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2: Fitness Assessments Exam 2025
Questions and Answers
List the main reasons for fitness testing? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Identify strengths &
weaknesses
2. Provide info to design specific training programs
3. Provide baseline data to help motivation
4. Provide incentives & motivation to help improve outcomes
5. To help provide the best outcomes for clients
What are the benefits of fitness testing? - ANSWER✔✔-1. Identify strengths and
weaknesses
2. Monitor progress
3. Provide incentives/motivation
4. Identify talent
COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What are the important factors influencing the type of fitness test to be used? -
ANSWER✔✔-1. *Relevant*: tests are specific to clients needs eg cyclists on cycles
2. Valid & reliable: tests actually test what they say they test
3. Specific: tests meet the specific needs/goals of client
4. Regular: testing is repeated regularly to monitor progress
5. Controlled: Environment & time of test is the same each time
6. Ethical: variables are relevant to client
7. Accurate interpretation of results
What are the differences between generic & specific fitness testing? - ANSWER✔✔-
Generic:
Easy to administer; cheap; minimal equipment; usually quicker; can test groups
Subject to error; not individual-specific; only looks at some components of fitness
Specific:
Based on individual needs; more reliable & valid for different sports/codes eg runners:
beep test
What are the advantages & disadvantages of field testing? - ANSWER✔✔-Advantages;
cheap; good for groups; often sports specific; groups offer encouragement/motivation
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