KNR 309

1
KNR 309

• Physiological Assessments

2
Course Plan

• Laboratory assessment and evaluation of
• Resting/exercise cardiovascular fitness
• Body Composition
• Pulmonary Function
• Practice
• Make testing decisions
• Interpret results
• Understand normal and abnormal exercise responses
  to testing

3
What do you know about exercise testing??
4
Laboratory vs. Field Testing

• Differences?
• Pros and Cons?

5
Maximal vs. Submaximal

• Differences?
• Pros and Cons?

6
Purposes of Testing

• Fitness Assessment
• Diagnostic Testing

7
Test Decisions

• What info. do you need from test?
• Who are you testing?
• Are you qualified to test?
• Consider protocol, mode, test aggressiveness,
  safety

8
Test Result Interpretation

• What do the results mean??