What You Will Do

2. What You Will Do • Participate in aerobic exercises that develop cardiorespiratory endurance. • Describe Cooper’s 1.5-mile run and other methods of evaluating cardiorespiratory endurance. • Evaluate your cardiorespiratory fitness levels.

3. steady-state walk test Cooper’s 1.5-mile run test steady-state jog test steady-state cycle test steady-state swim test exercise stress test Terms to Know

4. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests Several test can be used to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness. These tests measure cardiorespiratory endurance over time, distance, or both.

5. Term to Know Steady-state walk test A test that requires you to pace yourself steadily as you briskly walk for 30 minutes and try to achieve a specific goal distance. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests The steady-state walk test can be used to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness.

6. Term to Know Cooper’s 1.5-mile run test A test that requires you to jog/run as fast as you can to cover the distance of 1.5 miles. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests The Cooper’s 1.5-mile run test can be used to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness.

7. Term to Know Steady-state jog test A test that requires you to pace yourself steadily as you jog for 20 minutes and try to achieve a specific goal distance. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests The steady-state jog test can be used to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness.

8. Term to Know Steady-state cycle test A test that requires you to pace yourself steadily as you pedal for 20 minutes on a stationary cycle. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests The steady-state cycle test is a test that can be used to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals who have physical disabilities or injuries that prevent them from running, jogging, or walking.

9. Term to Know Steady-state swim test A test that requires you to pace yourself steadily as you swim for 20 minutes. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests The steady-state swim test is another test that can be used to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals who have physical disabilities or injuries that prevent them from running, jogging, or walking.

10. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tests To prepare for an endurance test, you need to prime your body through regular aerobic conditioning for at least five weeks. To further prepare: Verify the distance Pace yourself Practice Consider weather Warm-up and cooldown

11. Lesson 1 Review Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 1. Vocabulary The 20-minute steady-state cycle test and 20-minute steady-state swim test. 2. Recall Students should jog or run as fast as they can for 1.5 miles. 3. Recall Walk briskly for 30 minutes for a specific distance. • Recall Describe two alternative evaluations that are used for people who may have difficulty performing the run/walk evaluations. • Recall Describe the procedure for performing Cooper’s 1.5-mile run test. • Vocabulary Define steady-state walk test.

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