Fitness Testing
**Grades 4 & 5 only**
Fitness assessments are reported annually on Synergy for students in 4th and 5th grade and parents should have access after Quarter 2.
Fitness Testing Components:
1) Push-ups (measures muscular endurance/strength - Chest/Triceps)
2) Curl-ups (measures muscular endurance - Abdominals)
3) PACER (measures cardiovascular endurance)
4) Shoulder Stretch (measures flexibility in Shoulder area)
5) Sit and Reach (measures flexibility in Hamstrings)
5 Components of Fitness:
1) Muscular Strength
2) Muscular Endurance
3) Flexibility
4) Cardiovascular Endurance
5) Body Composition
Leading up to and following the fitness testing, students are learn and engage in activities that will help to improve the fitness components, including cardiovascular endurance, musicular strength and endurance, and flexibility. However, in order to improve these areas of fitness, students should be active for at east 60 minutes a day. Additional information can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/guidelines.htm
Some ways to increase your fitness include push-ups, curl-ups, playing outside, stretching legs/arms/back, yoga, running, bike riding, throwing baseball/football, jumping rope and going for a walk.
Fitness assessments are reported annually on Synergy for students in 4th and 5th grade and parents should have access after Quarter 2.
Fitness Testing Components:
1) Push-ups (measures muscular endurance/strength - Chest/Triceps)
2) Curl-ups (measures muscular endurance - Abdominals)
3) PACER (measures cardiovascular endurance)
4) Shoulder Stretch (measures flexibility in Shoulder area)
5) Sit and Reach (measures flexibility in Hamstrings)
5 Components of Fitness:
1) Muscular Strength
2) Muscular Endurance
3) Flexibility
4) Cardiovascular Endurance
5) Body Composition
Leading up to and following the fitness testing, students are learn and engage in activities that will help to improve the fitness components, including cardiovascular endurance, musicular strength and endurance, and flexibility. However, in order to improve these areas of fitness, students should be active for at east 60 minutes a day. Additional information can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/guidelines.htm
Some ways to increase your fitness include push-ups, curl-ups, playing outside, stretching legs/arms/back, yoga, running, bike riding, throwing baseball/football, jumping rope and going for a walk.