Fitnessgram

We use the Fitnessgram testing program in the Watertown Schools. Below is some information that hopefully will help you understand it a little bit more. Students in grades 3 and 4 are practicing the different components of the Fitnessgram tests. Whereas, grade 5 students perform the Fitnessgram tests.

FITNESSGRAM assesses three areas of health-related fitness; aerobic capacity, body composition, muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility. Each score is evaluated against criterion-referenced standards that have been established to indicate levels of fitness corresponding with health. Standards have been set for boys and for girls based on age. The use of health-related criteria helps to minimize comparisons between children and to emphasize personal fitness for health rather than goals based solely on performance. Since only modest amounts of exercise are needed for obtaining health benefits, most students who participate in physical activity almost every day will be able to achieve a score that will place them in the Healthy Fitness Zone.

Click here to go to the Cooper Institute fitness test website