FITNESSGRAM: Fitness Areas and Test Options

FITNESSGRAM Fitness Areas, Test Options, and Equipment 1, 2

Fitness Areas

Aerobic Capacity

Test Options and Equipment

• One-Mile Run
  • Flat, measured running course
• Stopwatch
• Scale
• Ruler (stadiometer) or tape measure

• PACER4 (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run)
  • Flat, nonslippery surface 15 or 20 meters in length
  • CD or cassette player with adequate volume
  • CD or audiocassette with music/timing
  • Measuring tape
  • Marker cones

• Walk Test
  • Flat, measured course
• Stopwatch
• Scale
• Heart rate monitor (optional)

Body Composition

Test Options and Equipment

• Skinfold Measurements 4
  • Skinfold caliper
  
  
• Body Mass Index
  • Scale
  • Ruler (stadiometer) or tape measure
  
  
• Percent Body Fat
  • Bioelectric impedance analyzer or automated skinfold caliper
  • Scale
  • Ruler (stadiometer) or tape measure

Muscular Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility

Abdominal Strength and Endurance

Test Options and Equipment

• Curl-Up 4
  • Gym mat
  • 3-inch measuring strip for 5 to 9 year olds or 4.5-inch measuring strip for students older than 9 years of age
  • CD or cassette player with adequate volume
  • CD or audiocassette with cadence

Trunk Extensor Strength and Flexibility

Test Options and Equipment

• Trunk Lift 4
  • Gym mat
  • Yard stick or 15-inch ruler

Upper Body Strength and Endurance

Test Options and Equipment

• Push-Up 4
  • Gym mat
  • CD or cassette player with adequate volume
  
  
• Modified Pull-Up
  • Gym mat
  • Modified pull-up stand with elastic band
  
  
• Flexed-Arm Hang
  • Horizontal bar
  • Chair or stool
  • Stopwatch

Flexibility

Test Options and Equipment

• Back-Saver Sit and Reach 4
  • Sit-and-reach box
  
  
• Shoulder Stretch

1 FITNESSGRAM is a registered trademark of The Cooper Institute.
2 All of the test options may require pencils and score sheets to record scores.
3 Height and weight (i.e., Body Mass Index) are needed to estimate a student’s Aerobic Capacity.
4 FITNESSGRAM recommends this test as the test option for the fitness area; however, the California Department of Education (CDE) does not have a position regarding which test option to administer to students.

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