Author: Emma Summer

  • 1-Mile Walking Test

    1-Mile Walking Test

    For  safety,  make  sure  someone  is  with  you  when  you  complete  this evaluation. For an exact distance, use a track or a measured and marked flat trail with a smooth surface. A standard track is 1⁄ mile, so you will walk four laps in the inside lane for the 1-mile evaluation. Otherwise, use a measured path,…

  • Walking Health – Fitness Assessment

    Walking Health – Fitness Assessment

    If you’re  going to walk, then you need an evaluation that will take activity and walking  into  consideration too.  It provides an  assessment more specific to walking. It takes a look at your  health history and your fitness background and level. In each of the 10 areas, choose the number that best describes you,  then…

  • Evaluating Your Health and Walking Fitness

    Evaluating Your Health and Walking Fitness

    Before you  start a new  activity program, even  one  as  seemingly simple as walking,  it’s important to determine not  only  how  healthy and  fit you  are  in general but  also how fit you are in the  specific activity you want  to begin.  For example, if you are  a very  fit cyclist, you might  not  have…