Fitness Test

• How to Find the Best Personal Trainer for You

  Finding a good trainer is easy, but finding the BEST trainer will take a bit of work. It's all about finding a trainer that knows your body and will tailor the exercise program to you....[more]

• Ready? Set! 5 Exercises For Spring

  Understanding how your body responds to exercise is like how it feels when you press on the gas pedal in your car and you get up to 55 mph in a heart beat. Spring is...[more]

• Weight Loss Plateaus: How to Get Over the Hump

  You've put in the hard work. You've overhauled your diet. You've put in countless hours at the gym, sticking to those grueling workouts time and time again. You've been rewarded with continuously-dropping numbers on...[more]

• 8 Band Exercises in 8 Minutes

  Many of us spend endless hours on a computer or stuck behind a desk each day, but our bodies are meant to move! Exercise bands (especially the ones with handles) are a great way to...[more]

• Get Moving! 5 Ways to Work Your Core

  Here are fives ways to help you develop the waist that you've been working towards. Once you've already begun to clean up your diet, your next step is to start an exercise routine that combines...[more]

• Real FitDay Users Share: What Was Your "A-Ha" Moment?

  What sparked you to embark on your fitness journey? For many of us, it was one moment or incident - the "a-ha" moment - that got our butts in gear and changed our lives forever....[more]

• What's Really In This: Yoplait Yogurt

  Yogurt - a snack that is generally associated with health and quality nutrition, and in a lot of respects it is.  Yogurt is a great natural source of protein and B vitamins, and most brands...[more]

• You Don't Have to Gain Weight This Holiday Season

  The holiday season is slowly creeping upon us. With it brings happiness, gifts, cooler temperatures-- and lots of good tasting food. It is hard to resist holiday parties and festivals with cookies, candy, eggnog and...[more]

• Everything in Moderation-- Truth or Fiction?

  We've all heard the following phrases, "There are no good or bad foods" and "All foods are okay if you eat them in moderation."  But could there be certain "bad" foods out there that we...[more]

• Low Fitness Level? Try the Rockport Walk Test

  Is your fitness level low? The Rockport Walk test was developed for those people who are unable to run a mile to discover their heart rate and fitness level. It is good for both...[more]

• Evaluating Fitness with the Birtwell 40-meter Shuttle Test

  The Birtwell 40 meter shuttle test is an extended version of the multistage fitness test, also known as the 20m Beep Test. You have to continuously run back and forth between two lines that...[more]

• Testing Fitness: The University of Montreal Track Test

  The University of Montreal Track Test is a continuous aerobic fitness test. It is a precursor to the Beep Test. The test is performed at a 400 meter running track. The main aim of...[more]

• Evaluating Fitness: The Bruce Protocol Treadmill Test

  The Bruce Protocol Treadmill test is mainly used for evaluating cardiac fitness and function. This test was designed by Dr. Robert Bruce in 1963, and was initially used for assessing patients with heart diseases....[more]

• Testing Aerobic Fitness: The Aero Test

  The Aero Test is a variation of the 20 meter Beep Test, and is primarily meant for measuring aerobic fitness. The equipment needed for this test includes a pre-recorded audio tape or CD, marking...[more]

• Testing Aerobic Fitness: The 20-meter Beep Test

  The 20 meter beep test is one of the most common tests used for measuring aerobic fitness. This maximal running aerobics fitness test is also known as the multistage fitness test. It is generally...[more]

• Testing Fitness with Walking: The Balke Treadmill Test

  The Balke Treadmill Test is a cardiovascular fitness test that is mainly used by athletes. This fitness test was initially developed for clinical purposes for determining VO2max in cardiac patients. People with higher VO2max...[more]