Great Fitness Testing Equipment

Sport Watches

Garmin’s Forerunner offers features that test your fitness and help create personal training regimens. This top of the line sports watch has a built-in heart rate monitor, monitors your speed and distance while running and tells the time. With its GPS technology, data from the watch may be automatically downloaded to fitness software on your computer, making it easy to test your fitness and track your progress.

The Polar FT60 is a heart rate monitor watch that also comes with specialized fitness training software. Through the software, you develop a target heart rate zone for each type of workout and the watch helps determine where your current heart rate falls within that zone. It also offers a distance and calorie tracker.

Body Fat Tests

The BOD POD is a body fat test offered by health care and weight loss facilities throughout the United States. While not equipment you may purchase for your home, this fitness test has individuals step into a specially designed pod for two minutes and uses air displacement to determine body fat composition. The BOD POD has been rated highly for accuracy by multiple doctors.

Fitness Testing Software

BODYFITdb is a personal training software available for free download online. Through this software you have the ability to input data about your health and fitness levels to help you set and reach fitness goals. The software analyzes your food intake to determine if you are eating balanced meals and also tracks your weight, blood pressure and heart rate.

TrainingPeaks offers fitness testing and training software for those who want to analyze their training regimens on a higher level. This software comes equipped with a virtual coach to help design optimal workouts for individuals. You have the ability to upload information into the software directly from a GPS-enabled training device, such as a sports watch or heart rate monitor, and analyze your workouts, nutrition and general body levels.