800m Run
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Aerobic fitness is a measure of the efficiency of the cardiovascular system in getting oxygen to the muscles and putting them to work.
Good aerobic fitness is an essential component of all sporting and recreational activities. With large aerobic capacity, activities can be performed more efficiently.
The objective of the 800m Run Test is to cover this distance as quickly as possible.
Equipment
- 400 metre track or suitably marked course
- 20 cones
- Stopwatch
- If using a 400 metre track students are required to complete two laps of the track. If no track is available a course can be marked on a flat field using a meter measure.
- Mark the start point with a cone.
- Walk in a circle with circumference of approximately 200 metres placing cones every 10 metres or so.
- Make sure to record the number of laps of the circle required to complete 800 metres and be sure to correctly identify the starting cone and the end cone.
- Students should begin at the start cone.
- On the signal 'Go' the timer starts the stopwatch and students run/walk the 800 metre distance as quickly as possible.
- The timer should call out the time in seconds as students are crossing the end line.
- Record the time for each student in seconds - accurate to 1 second. (e.g. 134s, 204s)
