Health-related physical fitness knowledge of student allied health professions

Each allied-health profession has their own particular expertise but also s hares some commonalities. One such commonality should be knowledge of healt h-related physical fitness relating to the health and well-being of individ uals. Although the benefits of health-related physical fitness have been we ll documented, few studies have examined the level of health-related physic al fitness knowledge among allied-health professions Therefore. the purpose of this investigation was to assess the health-related physical fitness kn owledge of three allied health professions using a 40 item multiple-choice test designed to assess knowledge in five domains of health-related physica l fitness. Results indicated that student athletic trainers scored signific antly higher on the post-tear versus pre-test. On the post-test, athletic t raining and physical therapy groups scored significantly higher than the nu rsing group. The information from this study may be valuable in aiding educ ators in developing appropriate curriculums to better prepare students for their role as allied health professionals.