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.
