Medical-Fitness Technician
Certification Course
Part E: Skill Practicums
Learning Modules: 39-46
Learning Module 41:
Walk/Jog Test
Complete all the steps outlined below and submit your Lab Report.
This Lab is referenced in the Learning Modules linked below. Review as needed.
In this Practicum, you will learn how to complete the Aerobic Fitness Test section of the Med-Fit Assessment Form when using the 4-Minute Walk/Jog Test protocol for non-obese clients.​
Your volunteer Client is needed for this Practicum.
Needed Equipment & Materials;
  • Your client's partially completed Med-Fit Assessment Form (from Practicum 39)
  • Clipboard
  • Pen
  • Timer
  • Calculator
  • Treadmill OR 6 Shuttle Cones
  • Score Interpretation & Follow-Up Timeframes Chart
1. Test Selection:
Format:
  • If possible, select the format that you did not use for the Walking Only Test (Practicum 40).
  • Circle the format that you are going to use: Treadmill or Shuttle.
  • The Track format is mainly for school-based Med-Fit Services - not covered in this course.

Minutes:
  • ​The Walk/Jog Test for non-obese (and otherwise fit enough) clients is a 4-minute Test.
  • Circle the number 4.
2. Test Preparation:
  • Be able to clearly explain to your client what he/she will do.
  • Make sure your client is comfortable by assuring him/her that this is a simple Walk/Jog Test (not a competition).
  • Emphasize that his/her test "Result" is a baseline that simply establishes his/her current Aerobic Fitness Level.
3. Conduct the Test:
  • Refer to Learning Modules 29 & 30 (for clients with a BMI < 35). Use links above.
Distance:
  • Record the distance that your client covered during his/her 4-minutes of walking/jogging.

​Score:
  • Calculate and Record your clients Aerobic Fitness Score.
  • Round-off to the first decimal.
Note: Unlike the Walking Test Practicum (40), the TOTAL Med-Fit Score section is not included in this Practicum because the results of the Strength Tests still need to be obtained and included in the calculation of the Med-Fit Score for non-obese clients.
​Keep this partially completed Med-Fit Assessment Form. You will use it in Practicum 42.