As a Women's Health reader, you obviously care about your health and fitness. But have you ever wondered just how fit you are? Just for fun, test your fitness and see how fit you really are by taking our series of fitness challenges in this video, below. Here's how each of the challenges works. Then watch the video to see proper form, and scroll all the way down to see how you tested.
Endurance Challenge: Leg Matrix
You'll do each of these four moves back to back without resting. The moves:
2. Squat Jump
3. Lunge (right leg, then left leg)
4. Lunge Jump (right leg, then left leg)
Do the correct form of each move and immediately move on to the next one without resting. See how many you can do with proper form before you have to take a break. The number or reps you can do with correct form without resting will tell you how fit your endurance is - see below the video to see how you stack up.
Agility Challenge: Four-Point Touch
To do this test, you'll set up four cones in a square, five yards apart. You'll start in the center of the cones with your knees bent and your hips slightly forward. Set a timer to 15 seconds, and then move as quickly as possible to the front left cone, touch it, and move back to the center. Then move to the front right cone, touch it, and move back to the center. Continue running to each of the four cones in order. You're trying to see how many times you touch the cones in the 15 seconds. See what your results mean after the video.
Balance Challenge: Single-Leg Balance and Touch
You'll measure both legs separately. Perform the Single-Leg Balance and Touch, doing it in perfect form on one leg over and over for 60 seconds. See how many you can do in that time, and then repeat the test on the other side. Check your results below to see how you did for each side.
Lower-Body Strength Challenge: Three-Rep Single-Leg Squat
You'll test both legs individually, starting with the right leg. You'll perform the the single-leg squat with proper form, where the move gets progressively harder (see the video for a demonstration). Then see below to see how you did.
Hip Flexor Flexibility Challenge: The Thomas Test
Perform the move as demonstrated in the video below, then check your results.
Core Stability Challenge: The Walk Out
Perform the move as demonstrated in the video below. Hold for 20 seconds, then slowly and carefully return to the starting position. Then see below for how to score your performance.
How'd you score?
Excellent: Can complete 24 reps with proper form, without stopping
Good: Can complete 10 to 15 reps with proper form, without stopping
Below Average: Can complete 10 reps with proper form, without stopping
Excellent: You touch nine or more cones
Good: You touch six to eight cones
Below Average: You touch fewer than six cones
Excellent: You touch your toes 21 times or more
Good: You touch your toes 10 to 20 times
Below Average: You touch your toes fewer than 10 times
Lower-body strength challenge:
Excellent: You can complete all three reps with proper form
Good: You can complete the first two reps with proper form
Below Average: You cannot complete rep one with proper form
Hip flexor flexibility challenge:
Excellent: Your leg drops below your hips
Good: Your leg is parallel to your hips
Below Average: Your leg is above parallel to your hips
Core stability challenge:
Excellent: Your thighs are nearly parallel to the ground
Good: Your thighs are less than 45 degress to the ground
Below Average: Your thighs are less than 45 degrees to the ground
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