To measure wrist girth, follow these steps:

1. Use a flexible tape measure or a piece of string that can be measured afterward.
2. Hold your arm out in front of you with your palm facing up.
3. Use your other hand to locate the bony prominence on the side of your wrist, called the styloid process.
4. ...

Body Mass Index, commonly called BMI, is a simple calculation that compares body weight with height. It is widely used in health, fitness, workplace, rehabilitation, sport and population health settings because it is quick, low-cost and easy to calculate.

BMI can provide a general indication of bod...

Height, also called standing stature, is one of the most common anthropometric measurements. It records the vertical distance from the floor to the top of the head when a person is standing upright in a standardised position.

Height is often used in health, fitness, sport, workplace, rehabilitation...

Body weight is one of the most common anthropometric measurements. It records the total mass of the body at a specific point in time and is often used as part of fitness, health, workplace, rehabilitation, sport and performance assessments.

Weight is simple to measure, but it can change for many re...

A client may sprint well in a straight line but lose time when asked to brake, turn and accelerate again. The 505 Agility Test focuses on this 180-degree change-of-direction demand.

It is especially useful when left and right turning sides are recorded separately.

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Test name: 505 Agi...

The Illinois Agility Test is popular because it uses simple equipment and includes multiple movement demands: acceleration, turning, weaving and repeated changes of direction.

It is useful for monitoring planned multidirectional movement, but it should not be described as a pure reactive agility te...

Many sports require athletes to accelerate, stop, shuffle, redirect and retreat. The Agility T-Test combines these actions into a simple, repeatable field test.

It is best understood as a planned change-of-direction test, not a reactive agility test.

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Test name: Agility T-Test
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Lateral movement is essential in sports such as basketball, football, soccer, netball and tennis. The Modified Edgren Side Step Test gives professionals a simple field-based way to assess how a client side-steps, crosses over, changes direction and maintains control under time pressure.

It should b...

A client may sprint forward confidently but look slow, stiff or uncoordinated when asked to move sideways. This matters in field and court sports where athletes need to shuffle, defend, reposition and change direction quickly.

The Edgren Side Step Test gives professionals a simple way to assess lat...

The 400 m Run Test records the time taken to complete 400 m as fast as possible. MAT describes the 400 m run as a test of speed endurance and anaerobic capacity that also reflects interaction between speed and endurance.  

Current evidence supports describing the 400 m as a high-intensity sprint-en...

The 45-Second Run Test records the distance an athlete covers in 45 seconds at maximal effort. MAT describes it as an anaerobic capacity test scored by distance covered, while Topend Sports describes it as a speed endurance test commonly used by track coaches for 400 m and 800 m runners.  

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The 100 m Shuttle Test is a shuttle-based field test used to assess anaerobic fitness, repeated sprint ability, speed and fatigue resistance across short directional changes. The current MAT article describes it as a test where athletes complete repeated shuttles totalling 100 m per effort, with com...