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The personal training program offers a variety of fitness assessment services. Knowing one's current health and fitness level is imperative in creating, sustaining and monitoring health over time, but is also important in identifying areas for improvement. Protect your health by knowing your numbers today.
To register for fitness assessment services, please complete the following form below.
HEALTH HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE (63KB PDF)
See what free fitness-related Workshops and Sessions are offered to help you reach your personal health and fitness goals.
Our Fitness Assessment service assesses the 5 components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, body composition, muscular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility. Results obtained from the fitness assessment provide an accurate measure of your current fitness level. Regular assessments are a great way to track change over time. Our fitness staff will compare your results to peers in your age group, using guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Upgrade with Bod Pod® and/or Cardio Coach® options available.
Personal trainers utilize the Cardio Coach® unit to measure maximal oxygen consumption or VO2 max, an indication of an individual’s cardiovascular fitness. Results collected from this maximal test allow personal trainers to calculate target intensity zones to increase endurance, increase anaerobic capacity and reduce fatigue.
Body composition refers to the relative percentage of body weight that is fat mass vs. lean muscle mass. Rec Sports offers three different methods of measuring body composition, including the Bod Pod®, skinfold measurements, and bioelectrical impedence analysis (BIA). View more in depth descriptions of each service below.
This new feature offered by Recreational Sports measures a participant's body composition by calculating the body's density. The Bod Pod® uses air displacement technology to determine body composition (fat and fat-free mass) in adults and children. It is a complete system based on the same gold standard operating principle as hydrostatic (or "underwater") weighing, except that the Bod Pod uses patented Air Displacement Plethysmography, instead of water, for highly accurate, fast, and safe results.
The principle behind this technique, performed with a skinfold caliper, is that the amount of subcutaneous fat is proportional to the total amount of body fat we have. Fat distribution varies greatly with gender, age and ethnicity, making it even more important for participants to know their body fat percentage. Our fitness staff will compare your results to peers in your age group, using guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
This method involves the passing of a small electric current (absolutely painless) through the body and measuring the impedance or resistance to the current’s flow. Fat-free tissue is a good conductor of electrical current, whereas fat is not. Accurate BIA measurements are highly dependent on the hydration level of the participant, so certain criteria exist for the accurate measurement of body fat percentage using this method. The fitness staff will inform you of these criteria in advance.
| Members | Non-Members | |
| General Fitness Assessment | $25 | $50 |
| with Bod Pod® | $40 | $70 |
| with VO2 Max test | $45 | $75 |
| with Bod Pod® and VO2 Max test | $60 | $95 |
| VO2 Max Test | $39 | $59 |
| with Bod Pod® testing | $54 | $74 |
| Body Composition Assessments* | ||
| Skinfold Calipers | $5 | $10 |
| Bioelectical Impedence (BIA) | $15 | $30 |
| Bod Pod® (Individual) | $25 | $40 |
*Group Bod Pod® assessments are available upon request. For more information about availability and group fees, contact Sarah Mork at morkx069@umn.edu.
The Fitness office is located in room 220A of the University Recreation Center (in the upper Fitness Center).
fitness@umn.edu
or call the Fitness office at (612) 624-4544