Author: Emma Summer
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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,…
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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…
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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…