Elite Training Center

There are many assessments that need to be made by a professional to determine whether an individual is fit to begin an exercise program. The Par-Q is a questionnaire that assess’ reasons why an individual should not be physically active. If an individual answers ‘yes’ to any of the questions on the Par-Q, they must be cleared fit to exercise by their doctor prior to any further health screening. Resting heart rate is an individual’s heart rate per minute while at rest; this must be taken while the individual has been at rest for some period of time, preferably right when awakened in the morning. A good value for men is 50-65bpm, and for women is 60-70bpm. Resting blood pressure is also measured to determine the hearts efficiency of delivering blood to the body and returning blood back to the heart. The systolic measure indicates the contraction of the heart and the diastolic measure indicates the hearts relaxation. A desired resting blood pressure should be 90-120 (systole) /60-80 (diastole). An individuals’ BMI or Body Mass Index is a very generalized way of indicating a persons weight class. It is based on the individuals’ height and weight, which determines whether the individual is underweight (<18.5), normal (18.5-25), overweight (25-30) or obese (>30). This measure is very basic and unreliable in that it doesn’t take into account if the weight comes from muscle or fat, and where that fat is located on the body. All of these basic measures taken together give us a good starting point to initiate a fitness regimen.

Basic Health Screenings are done before any exercise program can be initiated and often before any other screenings are performed. This screen takes about 15-20 minutes and is complimentary when initiating a program with us.