Fitness Test!

So I found out the other day that FSU does free fitness testing for students. It is basically a barrage of tests to evaluate your general fitness level so you know where you stand and what to work on to improve. It includes a body composition test, which I like as a good measure of progress as I am increasing my workouts, so I decided to go for it! I don't know how often they offer it, but hopefully after a few months of training I can redo it and see how I've progressed.

First off is blood pressure.

This was actually done with the little machine that you sit in and it does it automatically. I don't know why, but whenever I am tested by one of these it says my Systolic is pre-hypertensive, but every time I have had it actually checked by a person it has been in the normal range. Either way, I'm not too worried about that one.

Next up is VO2 max.
Kinda funny that I was exactly at the 50th percentile for this one. For this I had to run around the little track in Leach and see how far I could go in 12 minutes. I believe the inside lane (of 3) is 1/10 of a mile, but I can't remember how far the outside lane is (the one I ran in). I got 14 laps right on the nose, but that was definitely a faster pace than I am used to running! The VO2 max number seems a little low, but talking to the guy he said that if you are more prone to other sports (e.g. cycling or swimming) this can register a little low. I've been swimming and doing the stationary bike more as of late (not too much running) so I think my actual number is a little higher. Perfectly average isn't horrible though!

Strength
There were two aspects to this one. Overall strength and endurance. Since I have been having trouble with my rotator cuff, we used one of the machines to test my bench max since it allowed me to rotate my grip to take stress off my shoulder. It listed my bench max as 190, but I think that is actually a little high considering how much I have been lifting, but who knows. For the situps it was the number I could get in a minute and for pushups it was the most I could do without stopping (no time / if you pause, you're done). I did the bench max test, then the situps, then the pushups, but I still think I could have eeked out a few more pushups if I hadn't done the bench not that long before. Maybe that would just offset the fact I think my bench max is a little high. :-)

Flexibility (I knew this would be my worst)
And sure enough it was! Especially when it is tested with the sit-and-reach. My hamstrings are by far the least flexible part of my body. I've actually been working on it, but I definitely wasn't surprised when I was in the "fair" category.

Body CompositionLike I mentioned previously, this was one of the main reasons I wanted to do the fitness test. I got tested sometime last year, but don't know if I wrote it down anywhere. Before that, it had been quite a few years since I had been tested. I would say I was fairly happy with where I am at, but still have plenty of room to improve. Also kinda gross to think that I have 23 pounds of fat on me!

So with all this information it calculated my body age.
27?! No wonder I feel so young! At least my body isn't OLDER than it is supposed to be!

After all this information, it gave a list of ways to improve my body age and maybe even get down to 18! haha. I don't know about that, but any hints are helpful and hopefully I will continue my workout regimen through the summer and can get tested again to evaluate my progress!