Complete Your Own Fitness Assessment At Home!

To get anywhere, you need to know where you’re starting from
and when it comes to weight loss that means giving yourself a
basic fitness assessment.

This can be depressing for most people because the results
confirm what they have been avoiding: they’re overweight, unfit,
and at high risk of heart disease!

But these people a looking at it all wrong. Don’t get
depressed, get focused!

This could be one of the biggest turning points in your life.
You can get fitter, you can rid yourself of fat, and you can
reduce your risk of heart disease. And it doesn’t take much
work.

Just commitment!

Ok. Let’s get into the Fitness Assessment. You will need a pen
and some paper to write down your measurements, and a cloth
measuring tape (like the ones used for sewing). Remember, you
should use these results to measure yourself against every 6-8
weeks.

Height

Process:

• Take shoes and socks off.

• Stand against wall with feet together.

• Pull shoulders back and look straight ahead.

• Place a book on top of your head (make sure that it touches
the wall and is level).

• Measure from bottom of book to floor.

Weight

This is the one everyone hates. Too much emphasis is placed on
weight and it isn't an accurate measure of how much excess fat
you carry. You can burn 10kg of fat but the scales only show you
as 5kg lighter. It happens all the time. When you haven’t
exercised much and you start a regular program, it can be quite
easy to put on a bit of muscle. So remember, your weight is only
a measure of gravity (and gravity sucks!).

You should only weigh yourself every couple of weeks. You can
measure your progress more accurately with the measuring tape.

Process:

• Take shoes and socks off.

• Stand on the scales with feet evenly spaced and weight evenly
distributed over both feet.

Resting Heart Rate