Wellness Assessment; Online Tools, steps

March 19, 2008

Hi , 3-19-2008

For a great list of free online finess tests as well as the online

It is very clear and easy to use online but the information must

then be transfered to a form of your own. They also sell that

information on CD for about $60 which might be a good value.

I have compiled a lot of the fitness testing formulas I

learned in PT school with a few newer tests into an

Excel spreadsheet which I provide for free to subscribers who

sign up for free internet training at our

You actually could print out my spreadsheet and use it

along with the www.exrx.net site as well.

For equipment, I found it somewhat of a challenge to find a

12 " high step. I bought three step sets to get one up to 12 " high.

If a person has knee trouble you can always use a much lower

step setting and then just compare their initial to their later results.

I bought some inexpensive plastic skin fold calipers and a nice

" myotape " measuring

tape on ebay I believe. They seem to produce consistent results.

All the Best to you .

Cash is a fun way to practice.

Lance P. Van Arsdell, PT

Mesa, AZ

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