FITNESS

TESTS
DONNA B. BARREDO
 PUSH-UPS
 Purpose: To measure the
strength of upper extremities
 Material: Exercise Mat or Any
Clean Mat
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Procedure for the test taker:
 Get on the mat face down in standard push-up
position: palms on the mat under shoulders;
fingers pointing forward; and leg straight, parallel
and slightly apart, with your toes supporting your
feet.
 FOR BOYS: Straighten your arms, keeping the
back and knees straight, then lower the arms
until there is 90-degree angle at the elbows
(upper arms are parallel to the floor).
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 FOR GIRLS: With your knees in contact with the
floor, straighten your arms, keeping your back
straight. Then lower your arms until there is a
90-degree angle at the elbows (upper arms are
parallel to the floor).
 Perform as many repetitions as possible,
maintaining a cadence of 20 push-ups per minute
(2 seconds going down and 1 second going up ).
PUSH-UPS
PUSH-UPS
SCORING: Record the number of
push-ups made.
SCORE STANDARD INTERPRETATION

5 33 AND ABOVE EXCELLENT

4 25-32 VERY GOOD

3 17-24 GOOD

2 9-16 FAIR

1 1-8 NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

0 Cannot Execute POOR

 CURL-UPS
Purpose: To measure the
strength of abdominal muscles
Material: Exercise Mat or any
clean mat
 CURL-UPS
Procedure for the test taker:
 Assume a lying position with your feet flat
on the floor and knees bent at about 90-
degree angle, hands palm down at the side
with fingertips touching the first tape line.
 Complete a slow, controlled curl up, sliding
fingertips along the floor until they touch
the second tapeline.
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 The curl-up should be performed at a rate
of one every 3 seconds or 20 curl-ups per
minute (2 seconds going up and 1 second
going down ).
 There should be no rest at the bottom
position. Perform as many curl-ups as
possible without stopping.
CURL-UPS
SCORING: Record the number of
curl-ups made.
SCORE STANDARD INTERPRETATION

5 33 AND ABOVE EXCELLENT

4 25-32 VERY GOOD

3 17-24 GOOD

2 9-16 FAIR

1 1-8 NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

0 Cannot Execute POOR