Fitness Assessment
I had a fitness assessment at the university's Recreation Centre today. Here are the results.
| Comments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 99.75Kg | That's down |
| Height | 173.5 cm | |
| Blood pressure | 120/78 | Healthy—the meds are working |
| Resting pulse rate | 70 beats/minute | |
| Body composition | ||
| Triceps | 24mm | |
| Subscapular | 41mm | |
| Suprapsinal | 41mm | |
| Medial calf | 25mm | |
| Sum of skin folds | 132mm | No change |
| Astrand Submaximal Cycle Erometer test | ||
| Age corrected VO2 Max | 1.738 litres/minute | This is low |
| Estimated VO2 Max | 27.16 ml/kg/min | Delivery and utilisation |
| of oxygen per kg of body weight | ||
| — still low (< 30) | ||
| Flexibility | ||
| Sit & reach | Very good | |
| Thomas test | Left quad a little tighter | |
| than the right, hip flexors good | ||
| Shoulder assessment | Okay | |
| Strength | ||
| Push ups | 7 | Poor |
| Sit ups | 7 | Poor |
Overall, I'm losing weight. Now I just need to build up some strength. So, I feel on-track.