1RM | one repetition maximum |
AAAPE |
American Association for the Advancement of Physical Education |
AAHPER |
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation |
AAHPERD |
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance |
AAU |
Amateur Athletic Union |
ACLS |
Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study |
ACSM |
American College of Sports Medicine |
AF |
abdominal fat |
AFEA |
Australian Fitness Education Award |
ALPHA |
Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (test battery) |
ANOVA |
analysis of variance |
BF |
body fat |
BIA |
bioelectric impedance analysis |
BMC |
bone mineral content |
BMD |
bone mineral density |
BMI |
body mass index |
BP |
blood pressure or bench press |
BRFSS |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
CAHPER |
Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation |
CAPL |
Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Test |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CINAHL |
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature |
CM |
centimeter |
CMJ |
countermovement jump |
CRP |
C-reactive protein |
CT |
computed tomography |
CVD |
cardiovascular disease |
DBP |
diastolic blood pressure |
DOMS |
delayed onset muscle soreness |
DXA |
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
E |
early velocity |
E1 |
early diastolic peak myocardial velocity |
EUROFIT |
European Test of Physical Fitness |
F |
female |
FFM |
fat-free mass |
FM |
fat mass |
FMS |
functional movement screening |
FN |
femoral neck |
HDL-C |
high-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
HOMA-IR |
homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance |
IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
JHS |
joint hypermobility syndrome |
LDL-C |
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
LE |
level of evidence |
LJ |
long jump |
LM |
lean mass |
LP |
leg press |
LS |
lumbar spine |
M |
male |
MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
MTU |
muscle-tendon unit |
NAPFA |
National Physical Fitness Award (Singapore) |
NASPE |
National Association for Sport and Physical Education |
NHANES |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
NHES |
National Health Examination Survey |
NHIS |
National Health Interview Survey |
NIS |
National Immunization Survey |
PA |
physical activity |
PACER |
progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run |
PCFSN |
President’s Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition |
PCPF |
President’s Council on Physical Fitness |
PCPFS |
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
PFI |
Physical Fitness Index |
PNF |
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation |
PQCT |
peripheral quantitative tomography |
PSDQ |
Physical Self Description Questionnaire |
PWC-170 |
Physical Working Capacity-170 test |
ROC |
receiver operating characteristic |
ROM |
range of motion |
SBP |
systolic blood pressure |
SD |
standard deviation |
SLJ |
standing long jump |
TC |
total cholesterol |
TG |
triglycerides |
TFM |
total fat mass |
TT |
treadmill time |
VJ |
vertical jump |
VO2max |
maximal oxygen consumption |
VO2peak |
peak oxygen consumption |
W |
watts |
WC |
waist circumference |
YMCA |
Young Men’s Christian Association |