Tony Nelson

PHYSICAL EDUCATION FITNESSGRAM TEST

FITNESSGRAM• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/

• The site says California, but we use the same tests in Kansas

Tests:

• PACER

• One-Mile Run

• Walk Test

• Curl-Up

• Pushups

• Modified Pull-Up

• Flexed Arm Hang

• BMI

• Trunk Lift

• Sit and Reach

• Shoulder Stretch

HOW TO ASSESS

• Do tests at beginning and end of the semester.

• Track all tests and check for improvement.

• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/documents/healthfitzone09.pdf for healthy regions.

PACER• Cardio fitness run

• Tracks how many laps students do.

• Students get three late starts before ending

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5VVrOPlaw4

ONE-MILE RUN

• Ran on the track- everybody together

WALK TEST

• Measure of aerobic fitness

• Students walk a mile.

• They are not allowed to run or jog, just walk.

CURL-UP• Instructional Video

• Students will complete as many curl-ups as they can staying on pace with the audio.

• Their feet must lay flat on the floor and their hands touching the tape as they come up.

• They cannot go faster or slower

• The maximum is 75

PUSH-UPS

• While using the same pace as curl-ups

• Students chest must hit cone

• Disadvantage: taller people use the same cone so they might go less than 90 degrees (harder)

MODIFIED PULL-UP

• How to score and do modified pull-ups

FLEXED ARM HANG

• Students hang from bar with their chin above bar

• Teacher times how long they hold themselves above the bar.

• Measures upper body strength and endurance.

BMI

• Stands for Body Mass Index

• Can be calculated and found at this site

• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

TRUNK LIFT

• Students lay on their stomachs

• As teacher walks by they lift their head up as high as they can

• They cannot use anything to help lift them up

• This tests back (trunk) strength

• How to Administer

SIT AND REACH

• Tests each leg’s flexibility

• Students place one leg against box.

• Each leg’s arm goes on the bottom with the other on the top.

• Students reach as far as they possibly can.

• Sit and Reach Test

SHOULDER STRETCH

• This tests shoulder flexibility

• Students raise one arm up and behind back

• The other arm goes down and behind back

• They try and grab their hands in the back

• If they do it, write yes; if they don’t, write no.

• How to

CONGRATS!

• You have all the tools you need to administer the FITNESSGRAM test in your PE classroom or gym.

• Students will be healthier because of the time you’ve taken to do these tests and will be thankful.