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Fitness Assessment

Allows an individual to establish his or her current level of fitness and identifies strengths and weaknesses which they need to work on in training. The exact tests conducted are made as sports specific as possible so the feedback provided is useful to the player/athlete. Sports specific tests include those for cycling, running, rowing and all field sports. Having a single fitness test done gives only limited information. Repeated testing (e.g. 2-3 times per year) is more valuable as it enables the charting of progress over a period of time and thus indicates the effectiveness of your training program. Fitness testing is suited to anyone competitive or non-competitive, elite or non-elite who wants to improve their current level of fitness. An average fitness test takes about 90 min and includes:

• Blood Pressure
• Body Composition (height, weight, % body fat)
• Lung Function
• Leg Power
• Upper body and abdominal strength endurance
• Aerobic Fitness (maximal or sub-maximal tests)
• Flexibility

Additional optional tests include:

• Blood lactate profile
• Haemoglobin
• Biodex Isokinetic strength assessment (useful in assesing cause of reoccuring injuries)
• Anaerobic capacity - 30 second Wingate test / treadmill sprint test
• Sprint tests such as 8 x 40m, 10m-20m-30m sprints

Team Fitness Assessment

Field testing is available where a whole team can be tested at one time in a range of tests. Each player receives a comprehensive report detailing their individual scores in relation to the whole team. Below is an outline of the tests, although these can be amended to suit the particular sport:

• Body Composition - body weight, height and % body fat
• Leg Power and core strength - vertical jump and abdominal test
• Flexibility - hamstring flexibility
• Speed / Acceleration - 10-20-30 metre sprint times
• Anaerobic Endurance - 8 repeats of 40 metre sprints
• Aerobic Endurance - 20 metre bleep test

Lifecheck Health Screen

For those who want to find out their current state of health and fitness. The LifeCheck Program is particularly suited to those individuals over 30 years and who don't partake in regular physical exercise. The main tests conducted examine those elements that are important to good health. For example blood cholesterol, % body fat and blood pressure are strong predictors of the risk of heart disease. The screening lasts about 90 - 120 min and involves:

• Blood Pressure
• Body Composition (height, weight, % body fat)
• Cholesterol
• Lung Function
• Abdominal strength endurance
• Aerobic Fitness (sub-maximal)
• Flexibility

Additional optional tests include:

• Stress analysis
• Haemoglobin
• Full Cholesterol Profile (Total Cholesterol, Fasting Triglycerides, HDL)

All tests are followed up with a comprehensive report detailing results and recommendations regarding an exercise/training regime and diet. The cost of the above services are listed below. Discount prices are available for UCC staff and students, please contact the lab for details.

Service Cost Lifecheck Health Screen €80 Lifecheck Health Screen (Groups of 5 or more) €75 Lifecheck Health Screen (with stress analysis) €100 B/P, % fat and cholesterol only €30 Fitness Assessment €80 Body Composition i(skinfold analysis) €10 Cholesterol or Haemoglobin and B/P €20 Total Cholesterol with HDL/LDL ratio and B?P €30 Biodex Isokinetic Strength Assessment €75 (+ €15 per extra test) VO2 max test only €40 Fitness Assessment with VO2 max & lactate profile €120 Team Fitness Test (field-based) €20 - €35 20 Metre Shuttle Run €10

Where can I get further information:

Contact: Trevor Woods at the Human Performance Laboratory, Mardyke Arena, UCC, Cork
Telephone: (021) 490-4769
Fax: (021) 427-4770
E-Mail: t.woods@ucc.ie