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Flexibility: Prone Heel to Butt flexibility Jan 29, 2024

"Prone Heel to Butt" is an exercise that involves lying face down (in a prone position) and bringing your heels toward your buttocks. This exercise is often used in physical therapy and fitness training to improve flexibility, strength, and mobility in the lower body, particularly the hamstrings...

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Flexibility: Spine Heel to Butt flexibility Jan 29, 2024

Spine Hell to butt are simple leg exercises that involve extending your leg away from your body, bending your knee, and sliding your heel toward your buttocks. You can do heel slides using a bed, floor, or wall. They’re often recommended after having a knee injury or knee or hip surgery....

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Strength Endurance Test: Shoulder Isometric Endurance Tests (10% BW) strength-endurance Jan 29, 2024

The Shoulder Isometric Endurance Tests at 10% Body Weight (BW) for abduction, external rotation, and flexion are assessments similar to the ones at 5% BW, but with a higher resistance load.

Performing these tests typically involves:

  1. Setup: Assume a comfortable position, aligning the arm...

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Aerobic Fitness: 30-15 Test aerobic fitness Jan 29, 2024

The Aerobic 30-15 Test, also known as the 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test, is a progressive aerobic fitness assessment used to measure an individual's maximal aerobic speed (MAS) or VO2max prediction.

Here's how it's typically performed:

  1. Setup: Set up a 40-meter track or a defined space...

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Strength Isometric Test: Spine - Lateral Flexion strength-isometric Jan 29, 2024

Spine lateral flexion refers to the bending of the spine sideways, either to the left or right, primarily engaging the muscles along the side of the torso. Performing this movement helps enhance flexibility and strength in the muscles supporting the spine.

Here's how to perform spine lateral...

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Strength Isometric Test: Spine - Rotation strength-isometric Jan 29, 2024

Spine rotation involves twisting the torso to the left or right, engaging muscles along the spine, abdominals, and obliques. Here's how to perform it:

  1. Start Position: Stand or sit tall with an upright posture, keeping your shoulders relaxed.

  2. Twisting Motion: Gently rotate your upper...

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Hip Orthopaedic Test: Hip Leg Lowering Test orthopaedic tests Jan 29, 2024

The Hip Leg Lowering Test is a physical assessment used to evaluate the flexibility and strength of the hip flexors and lower abdominal muscles. It helps in determining the flexibility and strength imbalances between these muscle groups.

Here's how to perform the Hip Leg Lowering Test:

Procedure:...

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Hip Orthopaedic Test: Ober's Test orthopaedic tests Jan 29, 2024

The Hip Ober's Test is a physical examination used to assess the flexibility and functionality of the tensor fasciae latae (TFL) and the iliotibial (IT) band, which are muscles and connective tissues in the hip region.

Here are the steps to perform the Hip Ober's Test:

  1. Preparation: The...

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Balance and Proprioception: Single-Leg Balance with Head Up & Down balance and proprioception Jan 15, 2024

The "Single Leg Balance with Head Up and Down" is an exercise that combines balancing on one leg with controlled head movements in the up and down directions. This exercise is often used in fitness and rehabilitation to improve balance, stability, proprioception, and core strength. It challenges...

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Strength Endurance Test: Calf Raise Endurance Test - Single Leg strength-endurance Jan 15, 2024

The Calf Raise Endurance Test - Single Leg is a fitness assessment that measures the endurance and strength of the calf muscles in one leg at a time. This test is often used in sports medicine, physical therapy, or fitness evaluations to assess lower limb strength and endurance.

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Strength Endurance Test: Plank strength-endurance Jan 15, 2024

The plank is a core-strengthening exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to the top of a push-up. Here's how to perform it:

  1. Start Position: Begin by getting into a push-up position, with your hands directly under your shoulders and your body forming a straight line from head...

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Strength Endurance Test: Arm Curl Test strength-endurance Jan 15, 2024

The Arm Curl Test is a physical fitness assessment that measures upper body strength and endurance, specifically the strength and endurance of the arm muscles involved in curling motions. It is commonly used in fitness testing, exercise programs, and research studies. 

Here's a general...

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