Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

One-Mile Run – Students run (or walk, if needed) one mile as fast as they can.

Body Mass Index – Calculated from height and weight.

Curl Up – Measuring abdominal strength and endurance, students lie down with knees bent and feet unanchored. Set to a specified pace, students complete as many repetitions as possible, to a maximum of 75.

Curl Up Video: https://www.pftdata.org/video.aspx?v=Curl-Up

Trunk Lift – Measuring trunk extensor strength, students lie face down and slowly raise their upper body long enough for the tester to measure the distance between the floor and the student’s chin.

Trunk Lift Video: https://www.pftdata.org/video.aspx?v=Trunk%20Lift

Push-Up – Measuring upper body strength and endurance, students lower body to a 90-degree elbow angle and push up. Set to a specified pace, students complete as many repetitions as possible.

Push Up Video: https://www.pftdata.org/video.aspx?v=Push-Up

Back-Saver Sit and Reach – Testing one leg at a time, students sit with one knee bent and one leg straight against a box and reach forward.

Back Saver Sit and Reach Video:

https://www.pftdata.org/video.aspx?v=Back-Saver%20Sit%20and%20Reach