A Younique Fitness consultant will undertake all health and fitness tests where applicable over the period of your programme. These indicators are re visited regularly to monitor your progression and the success of the Younique approach, whilst ensuring your health and safety at all times.

These tests include blood pressure, lung function, BMI body mass index, Body Fat, Core Muscle Strength & Stability testing, Muscular Endurance testing, VO2 testing and flexibility testing.

Blood Pressure :: Blood pressure - reading systolic / diastolic readings. To measure blood pressure, the Younique Fitness consultant places a blood pressure cuff around the upper arm and inflates the cuff with air. As the cuff becomes filled with air, the pressure in the cuff increases, eventually cutting off the flow of blood through the arteries in the arm.

The Younique Fitness consultant slowly lets air leak out of the blood pressure cuff, causing the pressure in the cuff to gradually decrease. When the pressure in the cuff falls below the systolic blood pressure in the arteries, the provider begins to hear a characteristic thumping sound as blood starts to flow again in the arm. The blood pressure cuff continues to deflate, and when the pressure in the cuff falls below the diastolic blood pressure in the arteries, the characteristic thumping sound disappears. (read more...)

Lung Function :: (Lung function tests or pulmonary function tests, PFT) evaluate how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out of your lungs, and how well your lungs add oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the blood. This is a test for your cardio vascular fitness, which shows the efficiency of your lungs. (read more...)

BMI - Body Mass Index :: Your BMI is an objective scientific measure, that uses your height and weight. You can calculate your BMI by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters. In other words the algebraic expression for BMI is:
BMI = Kg / (m)2 (read more...)

Body Fat :: Measuring body fat percentage is an easy method of discovering correct body weight and composition. Beneath the skin is a layer of subcutaneous fat, and the percentage of total body fat can be measured by taking the 'skinfold' at selected points on the body with a pair of callipers. This test only requires four measurements. (read more...)

Core Muscle Strength & Stability testing :: The objective of the Core Muscle Strength & Stability Test is to monitor the development of a Younique Clients abdominal and core strength. (read more...)

Muscular Endurance :: Muscular endurance is typically measured by counting the number of lifts you can do with a fixed weight. This is sometimes called absolute muscular endurance, as the weight that is lifted is a fixed (absolute) quantity. This approach can be used to show progress over time. A person might be able to do only five arm curls with a 25-pound weight prior to a training program but may increase that number to 20 after the program. (read more...)

VO2 testing :: VO2 is the volume of oxygen the body consumes at any given time. Measuring it during a VO2 Fitness Test gives you the heart rate at your anaerobic threshold and if the test is taken to a maximum intensity, your heart rate at VO2max. (read more...)

Flexibility Testing :: A Younique Fitness consultant will test your flexibility and record each measurement to the nearest 1/4 inch on the chart below. These tests will be completed during the course of the programme where applicable. (read more...)