Exams that incorporate walking up & down steps

Does anyone else remember, in addition to walking back and forth, having to walk up and down a set of steps for the doctor? It's not something I ever see much of and I think I have only ever seen one or two photos depicting it, but it seemed to be an exam staple when I was a kid and teenager. At least two different clinics we went to did it and it was almost always done at school for my school and sports physicals. Usually it involved walking up and down a set of 3 or 4 portable steps. For school physicals, they also sometimes would use a set of moveable steps leading up to the stage in the multi-purpose room or actual stairs in a closed off hallway adjacent to the gym.

I've never had to do that in a real exam. When I had sports physicals (decades ago), they had us either run in place or do some jumping jacks to get our heart rate up. But I like the idea of steps and actually did include going up and down a portable set of steps in my "Jim's insurance physical" story:

http://www.zity.biz/index.php?mx=docs;ox=showitem;id=9245

Yes I had to do that in school Physicals several times. Always wondered why. I just assume for checking posture or increased heart rate.

Pre-employment physicals are likely to incorporate it given certain jobs.

It is called the Harvard Step Test and is used to gauge your heart's recovery rate after exercise. I do not think it is used very often. I had it once as a teenager.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_step_test

Thank you for post about this test. I learned something.

I keep finding the Harvard Step Test when I look for this but I don't that is what it was. I think it was part of the P-GALS tests where they observe your gait and posture, etc. I did not seem to be about my heart rate. I DID have the heart rate thing for my sports physicals. They would have us run up some steps. This was different.

A few months ago after my accident I had a mmi required by workers comp. It included several hours of stretching and measuring leg lifts, hand movements, arm lifts, head turning measurements etc. Some I had never even heard of before. During this time I was required to wear a heart monitor and a blood pressure moniter. Before I started the more physical part of the testing my blood pressure kept increasing and they stopped the test until I went to my primary care doctor and got a waver. He increased my medication and after about two weeks I went back to finish the test. I wasn't able to stay on the treadmill at all, but did well walking up and down three or four steps. I had to wear a strap which was held by the physical therapist in case I fell. That was embarrassing but that was their rules. Actually the woman therapist was extremely helpful and had my interest and health at heart. I also had to lift a box with increasing weights up to a shelf at shoulder height until it was to heavy for me. I was also required to walk back and forth across the room a couple of times while they had an expert check my gate. Altogether the test took about 6 in hours and was very thorough. I wonder if anyone else had to go through these tests after an accident, stroke etc.

I keep finding the Harvard Step Test when I look for this but I don't that is what it was. I think it was part of the P-GALS tests where they observe your gait and posture, etc. I did not seem to be about my heart rate. I DID have the heart rate thing for my sports physicals. They would have us run up some steps. This was different.

Did you bother to look at my Wikipedia link? It clearly states The Harvard Step Test is a Cardiovascular Endurance Test. Another example:

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/harvard-step-test-calculator.html

I searched on Google. I do not know where you are obtaining your info.

Did you bother to look at my Wikipedia link? It clearly states The Harvard Step Test is a Cardiovascular Endurance Test. Another example:

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/harvard-step-test-calculator.html

I searched on Google. I do not know where you are obtaining your info.

Yes, I did. I'm not sure why you are getting bristly about it. All I said was that I HAVE found info on the Harvard Step Test but that that does NOT match what I'm talking about that was done for some of my physicals. We DID have the Harvard Step Test for a few of my wrestling physicals, but we did a walk-up-and-down-steps thing at a few other physicals that were NOT about cardiovascular endurance, had nothing to do with heart rate, but which were part of the whole series of orthopedic/movement tests that I think are called GALS and P-GALS.

I'm not contradicting you or failing to look at the info you provided. I'm telling you that it's not the same thing that I'm talking about. Why is that a reason to get testy with me, exactly?

Yes, I did. I'm not sure why you are getting bristly about it. All I said was that I HAVE found info on the Harvard Step Test but that that does NOT match what I'm talking about that was done for some of my physicals. We DID have the Harvard Step Test for a few of my wrestling physicals, but we did a walk-up-and-down-steps thing at a few other physicals that were NOT about cardiovascular endurance, had nothing to do with heart rate, but which were part of the whole series of orthopedic/movement tests that I think are called GALS and P-GALS.

I'm not contradicting you or failing to look at the info you provided. I'm telling you that it's not the same thing that I'm talking about. Why is that a reason to get testy with me, exactly?

Exactly speaking I was not getting testy with you at all. You asked me a question I gave you an answer. If you cannot handle the way I answer a question then don't ask the question. Thank You.

Exactly speaking I was not getting testy with you at all. You asked me a question I gave you an answer. If you cannot handle the way I answer a question then don't ask the question. Thank You.

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