FITNESSGRAM
Components
1. Aerobic Capacity (The PACER Test)--Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run
- The PACER i a multistage fitness test that is preogressive in intensity--it is easy at the beginning and gets harder at then end.
- The goal is to run as long as possible with continuous movement back and forth across a 15-meter space at a specified pace that gets faster each minute
- Knees are flexed and feet unachored
- Safer and more effective than a full sit-up where the feet are held since it does not involve the assistance of the hip flexor muscles and minimizes compression of the spine
- Objective is to complete as many curl-ups as possible up to a maximum of 75 at a specified pace.
- Stresses lower back health, especially proper vertebral alignment.
- Students wil learn that runk extensor strength and flexibility is an important aspect of maintaining a health back
- Movement should be performed in a slow and controlled manner--Objective is to lift the upper body off the floor using the muscles of the back and hold the position to allow for the measurement.
- Ojective is to complete as many push-ups as possible at a rhythmic pace.
- Elbows are at an angle of 90 degrees
- Maintaining adequate joint flexibility is important to functional health
- Each leg is tested one at a time which can determine any asymmetry in hamstring flexibility