Fitnessgram

Fitnessgram Program Overview

Fitnessgram is a fitness assessment and reporting program for youth, first developed in 1982 by The Cooper Institute in response to the need for a comprehensive set of assessment procedures in physical education programs. The assessment includes a variety of health-related physical fitness tests that assess aerobic capacity; muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility; and body composition. Scores from these assessments are compared to Healthy Fitness Zone® standards to determine students' overall physical fitness and suggest areas for improvement when appropriate.

The Healthy Fitness Zone standards are not based on class averages or any other peer comparisons. They are criterion-referenced standards that are based on levels of fitness needed for good health. The standards are set specifically for boys and girls of various ages using the best available research.

Here at KWS Bear Road Elementary we test the 3rd and 4th graders at the beginning and end of each year to show growth. We also have our 2nd graders practice the tests to prepare them for the following year. We have our students measured in Height/Weight, PACER, Curl-Ups, Flexed Arm Hang, Trunk Lift and Shoulder Stretch.