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- Assessing Health and Fitness
- Before starting any type of physical fitness plan, it is important to assess your current health and fitness levels. When assessing your health and fitness levels, two types of assessments are used; subjective and objective. Subjective assessments; identify goals you have, eating habits, health conditions that may impact physical activity, and the amount of physical activity currently performed. These types of assessments are subjective because they are reported by the individual person. If you are embarrassed to share this information, you may not always be truthful about it.
- Objective assessments are unbiased information about physical aspects of your health. These assessments are quantitative measures and include:
- WeightResting Heart RateBlood PressureBody Mass Index (BMI)Circumference Measurements
- Resting Heart Rate: Resting heart rate (RHR) is a measure of the number of times your heart beats per minute while your body is at rest. It is best to measure your heart rate first thing in the morning before getting out of bed. If this is not possible, make sure you rest for ten minutes prior to taking your resting heart rate. Weight?
- Weight: When measuring your body weight, it is important that the same scale be used each time. To obtain the most accurate weight, you should wear minimal clothing and make sure to use the restroom prior to stepping on the scale.
- Blood pressure: pressure is a measurement of the amount of pressure on the arteries during a cardiac cycle. What about Body Mass Index?
- Body Mass Index or BMI is a measure of whether you are at a preferred weight for your height. BMI is typically calculated using your weight in kilograms and your height in meters using the formula
- Circumference measurements are measurements taken usually around the waist, hips, chest, thigh, and upper arm. These measurements are important to establish a baseline and to help track progress through a fitness program.
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