Tony Nelson PHYSICAL EDUCATION FITNESSGRAM TEST

FITNESSGRAM 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. for healthy regions.

PACER Cardio fitness run Tracks how many laps students do. Students get three late starts before ending

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

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.