The physical fitness test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity. Public school students in grades five, seven, and nine are required to take the PFT, whether or not they are enrolled in a physical education class or participate in a block schedule. Students who are physically unable to take the entire test battery are to be given as much of the test as his or her condition will permit. (Education Code (EC) Section 60800 and the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, section 1041).
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Aerobic Capacity
PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run)
One-Mile Run
Walk Test
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Abdominal Strength and Endurance
Curl-Up
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Upper Body Strength and Endurance
Push-Up
Modified Pull-Up
Flexed-Arm Hang
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Body Composition
Skinfold Measurements
Body Mass Index
Bioelectric Impedance Analyzer
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Trunk extensor Strength and Flexibility
Trunk Lift
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Flexibility
Back-Saver Sit and Reach
Shoulder Stretch