Discussion Responses

Respond to the 5 post below. 100-200 for each person. Include a source for at least 2 of the post.

1. Riley S

My client was a 37-year-old British female who played college soccer,  coached afterwards, and is still physically active. My client has experience administering and running this test which is why I decided this would be a good test to run. The results of the test were that the 1.5 Mile was completed in 10 minutes and 37 seconds. Her heart rate was able to be monitored and it was 163 bpm at 85% effort. Using her demographic information, I was able to use the equation: VO2max= 100.16 + 7.30 (gender)- 0.164(BW,kg)- 1.273(time, min)- 0.1563(HR, bpm) which yielded me: VO2max= 50.47. This VO2max would determine her fitness classification as excellent.

I think this was a valid estimate of VO2max because my client participates in physical activity 4-5 days a week for at least 90 minutes a day. She is very self-aware about her health and balances it by working out and a relatively healthy diet. With her background in sports and current exercise routine, I think this was s good estimate of my client's VO2max.

My advice that I would give to someone administering this test in the future is to check with the client to see if they have a history of any fitness tests. It may be more comfortable for the client to run a familiar test which may have a positive impact on their results. Also, relay that this test is for their health and it is not way a form of pass/fail. It is a place to start in getting healthy or asessing health.

2. Kirsten H.

I performed the 1 mile steady state jog test for my cardiorespiratory test. 

The experience went really well for me. The man that I performed it on is in fairly good shape, so he was able to do the jog at a steady pace and remain within the required time. We did not run into any issues with this test and he was very comfortable and satisfied with how the testing went.  

I feel like this test was pretty accurate in estimating VO2 max. With the results from this test, the gentleman was classified as “good” for cardiorespiratory fitness. I can agree with this, knowing the health of this man. While he does go to the gym on a daily basis, he does not necessarily do cardio as frequently as he should. This leaves him some room to improve. Now that he is aware that there is room for improvement, he has set goals to do more cardio training and has asked me to perform the test again in a few months to see his progression.

My advice for administering this test is to make sure that the individual is capable of running a steady mile. This test is not as accurate for someone who runs the mile too fast or someone who increases and decreases speed throughout the mile. Also, make sure your thoroughly explain that to the client before they begin the test in order for them to set their steady pace from the start. 

3. Antoine W

The test that I administered in last weeks assignment was the 1.0 mile walk cardiorespiratory field test. When administering the test I thought it was pretty straight forward. I didn't run across any issue besides instructing the patient that they should be walking not running for the test. In addition, the patient didn't want to warm up because she didn't believe that it was necessary to warm up for a walking test. As far as getting the patient's heart rate, she wore a Apple Watch which gave her heart rate so that step was easy.  I do feel that the test provided a valid estimate of my clients VO2 max. The charts in the book were based on body weights of 125 pounds for women and 170 pounds for men. My patient was a female weighing 120 pound so I don't believe the cardiorespiratory fitness level was over or under estimated. "The equation proposed by Cureton et al. seems to be the best equation for estimating VO2peak for the 1 mile run/walk test, considering that the level of physical fitness of the individuals may influence the test results."(Batista el al., 2017) If I were to give advice to others who may be administering this test I would tell them to keep it simple it a straight forward test. I would also add to check your math when you are done if you estimated VO2 is off by alot.

4. Derek S

The cardiorespiratory fitness test I administered was the 1 mile walk test. This was my first cardiorespiratory fitness test I ever had to conduct so I wanted to start off with a simple one. My client works in a hospital, and is constantly on her feet. She wanted to see what her fitness level is from this test. Everything went really well, no problems occurred during testing. We found out her overall fitness level based off this test was pretty good. However, could this be a valid estimate VO2 max for my client? I would say so. Reason being her fitness level is low, she has been sedentary for a few years till she most recently got her job at the hospital. Now if I would administer a jog or possibly a running field test it could possibly give me an over estimation of her VO2 max. I hope that makes sense. As far as advice for future individuals administering this test I would suggest conduct this test on a flat surface like a track, which is where I conducted this test. Lastly, conduct this test in good weather haha, I had bad planning and it was raining and pretty cold. Excited to hear y'all's responses!

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DUE SATURDAY FEBURARY 8, 2020

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