Standing Long Jump

Frankie did the standing long jump test, he just had to stand on the spot and jump as far as he could. The components of fitness which this test uses are power and balance. It uses power because he had to use small bursts of power and he had to use balance because once he landed he had to stay still and retain his balance. The muscles which this uses are your leg muscles such as you hamstrings, gastrocnemius quadriceps and gluteals. The advantages of the standing long jump is that you use your legs so you will start to use the power. The disadvantages of the long jump is that it only tests how powerful your legs are and not the rest of your body such as your arms.