Healthiest Person of VMU 2018
On April 11th VMU Sports Center had an annual event, dedicated to the World Health Day.
The aim of this event was to promote VMU students and other community members to take care of their health and to live a healthy lifestyle. All participants have had an opportunity to test their abilities with “Eurofit” test exercises. This is a test to assess someones physical health, which is measured evaluating persons flexibility, speed, endurance and strength. The standardized test battery was devised by the Council of Europe, for children of school age and has been used in many European schools since 1988. A similar Eurofit for adults was published in 1995.
The Eurofit for Adults test battery includes (but is not limited to) the following:
- The 6-min walk or 2 km walk test for aerobic fitness
- Handgrip Test – measures static arm strength
- Sit-and-Reach hamstring and lower back flexibility test (using 15cm at the level of the feet)
- Lateral Side-Bending Flexibility – measuring flexion of the thoracic and lumbar spine and pelvis
- Plate Tapping – tests the speed of limb movement.
(source: www.topendsports.com)
At this event participants, who presented the best results in the tasks described above, was nominated 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. They won a trophies, certificate and sponsor prizes.
All the students, who wants to be healthy and to do sports at university are invited to join VMU Sports Center, where physical training coaches will help you to do exercises correctly.
