2. History of Fitness Testing
● Youth fitness testing began as studies in children and
progressed into public education where all students were and
are required to participate in a fitness test
● AAHPER Youth Fitness Test
● FITNESSGRAM®
● Medical Research (Physical inactivity, obesity, and health)
5. AAHPER Youth Fitness Test
Items included in the AAHPER Youth Test:
1. 50-yard dash
2. Pull ups and flexed arm hang
3. Shuttle Run
4. Standing broad jump
5. Softball throw for distance
6. 600-yard run/walk
Is this test a good measure of one’s personal level of fitness? Explain.
6. FITNESSGRAM®
● Created by a group of people from the Cooper Institute for
Aerobics Research
● Students are assessed based on scores that are predetermined
by previous test takers of the same age and gender
● The FITNESSGRAM® is the most inclusive and educational
health related fitness test made
● Assesses maximum aerobic capacity, body composition,
muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility
7. FITNESSGRAM® Fitness Tests Components
● Aerobic Capacity
○ Pacer Test Shuttle Run
■ Increase rate/pace continuously
○ 1 Mile Run
○ 1 Mile Walk
● Body Composition
○ Body Mass Index
○ Skinfold Test
8. Test Components Continued...
● Muscle Strength, Endurance
○ Curl Up
■ Complete as many curl ups as possible while progressing at 20 curl ups per minute
○ Trunk Lift
■ Lift the trunk of your body laying flat on the ground while activating back your back muscles
○ Modified Pull- Up
■ Complete as many modified pull ups as possible
○ Flexed Arm Hang
■ Hang chin over a high bar for as long as possible
9. Test Components Continued...
● Flexibility
○ Sit and Reach Test
■ Sit on the floor with one leg stretched out and the other leg bent at the knee; while in this
position move the marker as slow and far as possible on the test box
○ Shoulder stretch
■ Touch fingertips together behind back with one arm behind head and the other arm behind
the lower back
○ WHAT COULD BE SOME OTHER WAYS TO TEST FLEXABILITY?
10. FITNESSGRAM® Age and Gender Standards
FITNESSGRAM® or AAHPER test? Which one measures an individual’s physical
fitness better? Explain.
