PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1. TESTS TO MEASURE YOUR
PHYSICAL CAPACITIES
MERCEDES GARCÍA CALATAYUD
Dpto. Educación Física

2. WHAT IS A PHYSICAL
CONDITION TEST?
A TEST IS AN EXERCISE OR
ACTIVITY TO MEASURE YOUR
PHYSICAL CAPACITIES

3. WE CAN MEASURE :
• The distance we are able to run in some
time.
• The distance we are able to throw any
object.
• The distance we can jump….
to measure distances we need a tape
measure

4. WE CAN MEASURE :
• The amount of repetitions we are able to
do of any exercise
• The amount of times we are able to run
around a field….

5. WE CAN MEASURE :
• The time we spend to run a distance
• The time we spend to do any activity…
To measure time we need a chronometer

6. PHYSICAL CAPACITIES
STRENGTH STAMINA
FLEXIBILITY SPEED

7. PHYSICAL CAPACITIES
STRENGTH STAMINA
FLEXIBILITY SPEED

8. TESTS WE WILL USE TO
MEASURE YOUR STRENGHT
ARMS STRENGTH:
MEDICINE BALL THROWING
LEGS STRENGTH:
STANDING LONG JUMP
ABDOMINAL STRENGTH:
THE 30 SECONDS TRUNK FLEXION
EXTENSION

9. TESTS WE WILL USE TO
MEASURE YOUR STRENGHT
ARMS STRENGTH:
MEDICINE BALL THROWING
LEGS STRENGTH:
STANDING LONG JUMP
ABDOMINAL STRENGTH:
THE 30 SECONDS TRUNK FLEXION
EXTENSION

10. MEDICINE BALL THROWING
Feet parallel, sligtly
apart and without
stepping on the line
on the ground.

11. MEDICINE BALL THROWING
Ball is held with both hands,
above and behind the head.

12. MEDICINE BALL THROWING
Throw the ball forward as far as you can.

13. MEDICINE BALL THROWING
Flexing/bending your
legs is allowed,
… but jumping
is not allowed
You will have two attemps and I will
write down your best effort.

14. HORIZONTAL JUMP TEST
Feet parallel, sligtly
apart and without
stepping on the line
on the ground.

15. HORIZONTAL JUMP TEST
Jump forward pushing off with both
legs to propel yourself as far as you
can go.

16. HORIZONTAL JUMP TEST
Touching the ground with the hands
is not allowed.
You will have two attemps and will
write down your best effort.

17. THE 30 SECONDS TRUNK
FLEXION-EXTENSION
Lying with your back on the mat.
Your knees bent and your hand behind your
neck.

18. THE 30 SECONDS TRUNK
FLEXION-EXTENSION
You have to flex and strech
your trunk as many time as
possible in 30 seconds.
It is not necessary to bend to your knees.

19. WE WILL MEASURE YOUR
STAMINA BY
TEST DE COURSE NAVETTE
(BEEP TEST)

20. COURSE NAVETTE (BEEP TEST)
You have to run a distance of 20
metres repeatedly for as long as
possible.
Move from one end of the line to the
other,starting each lap when the
recorded “beep” is sounded.

21. COURSE NAVETTE (BEEP TEST)
Each minute the signal between lap is
shorter.
If you can’t reach the end of the line
by the time the beep sounds, you
should stop the test, remembering
what level was mentioned
the last time you
heard the beep.

22. TEST WE WILL USE TO
MEASURE YOUR FLEXIBILITY
DEEP TRUNK FLEXION

23. DEEP TRUNK FLEXION
Feet parallel, 76 centimetres apart and
inside the lines on the ground.
76 CENTIMETERS

24. You have to flex your trunk and, with
your fingers, you have to push slowly a
piece of wood over the tape measure
placed betwen your feet
DEEP TRUNK FLEXION

25. DEEP TRUNK FLEXION
Flexing/bending your
legs is allowed,
… but going up the front part of your
Feet is not allowed
You will have two attemps and I will
write down your best effort.

26. TEST WE WILL USE TO MEASURE
YOUR SPEED
RUN OF 50 METRES

27. RUN OF 50 METRES
You will have to run as fast as posible a
distance of 50 metres.
Ready, set,
go
START
FINISH
50 METRES

28. RUN OF 50 METRES
You will run twice
and I will write down
your best effort.

29. TRY IT
AND
GOOD LUCK