In order to help improve your fitness levels you can swim, jog/run, body weight exercises, and a balanced diet. What assessments could you and your friend use to determine your health-related fitness levels for each component and what activities could you do to improve the components of health-related fitness?
Generally, the expressions are used to say that the real worth, success or effectiveness of something can only be determined by putting it to the test by trying or using it, appearances and promises aside - just as the best test of a pudding is to eat it.