YMCA 3-Minute Step Test Results for a 51-Year-Old Female After the test, we measure how FAST the heart rate drops in one minute. Heart-Rate Recovery Categories: • Excellent: 131 My client’s HR dropped from 164 → 140 bpm in one minute, placing her in the Poor category — which is exactly what we expect for someone brand new to exercise. This gives us a baseline, and the beautiful thing about the human body is how quickly cardiovascular fitness improves with consistent training. This is just her st

Ober's Test for Iliotibial Band Length The Ober's test is the standard test to assess the length of the iliotibial band. Or is it??! The results of Willet et al. (2016) suggest that "Ober test assesses tightness of structures proximal to the hip joint, such as the gluteus medius and minimus muscles and the hip joint capsule, rather than the ITB". You can find the free full-text article here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26755689 You should take these findings into account when assessing y

TOP 10 VIDEOS: 7 - OBER'S TEST (18.929 VIEWS) The Ober's test is the standard test to assess the length of the iliotibial band. Or is it??! The results of Willet et al. (2016) suggest that "Ober test assesses tightness of structures proximal to the hip joint, such as the gluteus medius and minimus muscles and the hip joint capsule, rather than the ITB". You can find the free full-text article here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26755689 You should take these finding into account when asses