Purpose of Fitness Testing
North Allegheny Fitness Assessment Methods
Short-Term Objective:
The short-term objective of Fitnessgram testing is to provide students with opportunities to asses their level of health related fitness while learning fitness concepts.
Long-Term Objective:
The long-term objective of Fitnessgram testing is to teach students the skills that they need to be active for life. Students should learn to self-asses their level of fitness, interpret assessment results, plan personal programs, and motivate themselves to remain active. With regular physical activity all students should be able to achieve a score that will place them within or above the Healthy Fitness Zone on all Fitnessgram test items.
Health Related Fitness Tests – Involve the following components of fitness and contribute to an improved quality of life, yet have little to do with innate athletic ability.
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Component of Fitness |
Fitnessgram Tests |
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Aerobic Capacity |
Mile Run, PACER
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Muscular Strength and Endurance |
Push-up(upper body strength), Curl-up (abdominal strength), Trunk Lift (spinal erectors), Pull-ups (upper body strength)
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Flexibility |
Sit and Reach (lower back/hamstring flexibility) |
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Body Composition |
Skin Fold Body Mass Index (These tests should be offered to all students for their information only, this test will never be graded.) |
The information above is based on information from the Fitnessgram Test Administration Manual, Physical Best, and The Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research.
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Chapters Available in the FITNESSGRAM Reference Guide
ACTIVITYGRAM and FITNESSGRAM Position Statement: Scientific Advisory Board
Introduction
to FITNESSGRAM and ACTIVITYGRAM: Pangrazi
and Corbin
Section I Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Health
Health
Benefits of Physical Activity and Fitness in Children –Welk
and Blair
Factors
that Influence Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents – Pangrazi and Corbin
Determinants
of Youth Physical Activity – Sallis and Pate
Section II – Physical Activity and Fitness Standards
Physical
Activity for Children – How Much is Enough? –
Corbin and Pangrazi
Physical
Fitness Standards for Children – Morrow and Falls