FITNESSGRAM

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FITNESSGRAM

• State Mandated Test

GOLF
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Essential Questions

• How can you increase cardiovascular endurance?
• How can you increase abdominal strength and
  endurance?
• How can you increase upper body strength and
  endurance?
• How can you increase flexibility?
• How do you know if you are becoming more fit?

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HISTORY

• Fitnessgram was created in 1982.
• Creating an easy way for PE teachers to report to
  parents on childrens fitness levels.
• Students are tested and the information is put
  into a computer system.
• The students are classified as
• HFZ (healthy fitness zone)
• NI-high risk (needs improvement)
• NI-some risk (needs improvement)
• UW-underweight

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FITNESSGRAM EQUIPMENT

• Scale

Cone
Ruler
Sit and reach box
Mat
CD player
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SAFETY

• Wear comfortable clothing when participating in
  the fitnessgram assessment.
• Make sure the area is debris free.
• Wait your turn.
• Practice good listening.

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AEROBIC CAPACITY
PACER
Set to music, a paced (using beeps), 20-meter run
(back and forth) increasing in intensity as time
passes.
We perform the pacer test to measure how strong
and how long our heart can work. The longer we
are able to run/walk/or move helps us measure the
hearts strength.
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AEROBIC CAPACITY

• PACER CUES

1. Listen for the beep
2. Move to cone/target as fast as you can
3. Wait to hear the next beep
4. Move to cone again (repeat)

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AEROBIC CAPACITY

• PACER MODIFICATIONS

• Exclude cadence
• Endurance testing utilizing wheelchair or walker
  (time or distance)
• Measure continuous movement during the pacer.
  Disregard the time it takes to get to the line
• Walk
• Run or walk to line, wait for peers to go up and
  back, then join peers again going back
• Walk one and run one (same if in wheelchair)
• Run (push wheelchair) with a partner who can help
  with cadence and encouragement
• Set individual goals for child with disabilities
  (challenging but realistic
• Peer/adult modeling or walking with them with
  verbal prompt
• On the track, measure how far they can travel in
  set time

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MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

1. 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.
2. 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
   
3. TRUNK LIFT Measuring trunk strength, students
   lie face down and slowly raise their upper body
   long enough for the tester to measure the
   distance from the floor and the students chin

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CURL UP
MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

• Testing abdominal/stomach 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.

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MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
CURL UP CUES

• Lie down
• Knees bent
• Feet anchored
• Curl up until hands touch marked line

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MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
CURL UP MODIFICATIONS

• Exclude cadence
• In wheelchair, student stretches arms forward to
  touch an object
• Alternate leg lifts
• Standing Sit up
• In wheelchair or on back, student raises arms up
  and down
• In Wheelchair or on back, student raises head up
  and down
• Hands across chest
• Hands on thighs, curl-up until hands slide to the
  top of the knees
• In a wheelchair, student can lean forward, then
  do trunk extensions

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PUSH UP
MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
Measuring upper body strength and endurance,
students lower body to a 90-degree elbow angle
and push up. Set to a pace, students complete as
many times as possible .
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PUSH UP CUES
MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

1. Lie on the floor
2. Hands shoulder width apart
3. Legs straight
4. Toes on floor
5. Start in the up position
6. Move down until elbows are at 90 degree angle and
   repeat

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PUSH UP MODIFICATIONS
MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

• Exclude cadence
• Tolerates being on stomach for ______seconds
• Pushes arms up only(seal push ups)
• Pushes up to kneeling position and then pushes
  knees up and holds for ___seconds
• Push ups with bent knees
• Push up and go back down to floor and repeat
• Plank (student holds position ___seconds using
  forearms either on knees or knees up)
• Put something under child such as a book to make
  the distance the child has to go shorter
• Reverse pushup - start in up position and slowly
  go down trying to resist flopping to the ground
  repeat
• Have something on the students back like a book
  to help get a feel for a straight back
• Place marks on the floor to help child understand
  correct hand position

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TRUNK LIFT
MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE
Measuring trunk 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 students chin to a maximum height
of 12 inches .
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TRUNK LIFT CUES
MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

1. Lie face down
2. Eyes focus on marker
3. Lift upper body off of floor
4. Wait until measured
5. Then return upper body to the floor

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TRUNK LIFT MODIFICATIONSMUSCULAR STRENGTH AND
ENDURANCE

• Teacher assists student by gently holding arms
  and legs in position
• In wheelchair, student raises head to follow an
  object upward
• Lie on stomach and raise arms forward and up
  (superman position)
• Student uses hand/forearms to raise trunk

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FLEXIBILITY
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.
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FLEXIBILITY
BACK SAVER SIT AND REACH CUES

1. Testing one leg at a time
2. Sit on floor
3. One leg straight and one leg bent
4. Reach forward
5. Switch and do other side

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BACK SAVER SIT AND REACHMODIFICATIONS

• FLEXIBILITY

• Student may touch knees or shins
• Student touches object or spot in front of
  him/her
• Allow student to bend knees when reaching forward
• With student in their wheelchair, teacher holds
  flexibility board out in front of student where
  legs would be extended and student bends forward
  to touch board
• Teacher places an object on the flexibility board
  for student to reach out and get and teacher
  moves object back each time
• Teacher holds student hands to help student keep
  from grabbing the flexibility board
• Teacher assists student by holding their leg
  straight when reaching forward
• Teacher assists student to bend forward by
  lightly guiding their shoulders forward and
  guiding their arms outward
• Measure their ROM in their wheelchair

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BODY MASS INDEX

• Calculated from height and weight. Helps
  determine if your health is at risk due to high
  levels of body fat.

We stand on a scale to measure how much our body
weighs.
We stand up against the wall with no shoes to
measure how tall we are.
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BODY MASS INDEX MODIFICATIONS

• HEIGHT
• With the student lying on a mat, teacher assists
  stretching student so they can be measured as
  accurate as possible with a tape measure
• With the student in their wheelchair, measure
  upper and lower extremities
• WEIGHT
• Use latest weight recorded from medical document
• Contact parent

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COGNITION INFORMATION
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WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE IN THE FITNESSGRAM
ASSESSMENT?
The pacer test helps us determine if our heart
needs to be stronger to avoid the health risks of
poor cardiovascular health.
Measures our Body Mass Index and helps us develop
and maintain an appropriate physical fitness
program.
Flexibility exercises help stretch muscles,
protect against injury, and allow the maximum
range of motion for joints.
Push ups and curl ups measures how strong and how
long our muscles can work.
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HOW WILL FITNESSGRAM BENEFIT ME IN MY LIFE?
Maintaining a healthy Body Mass Index through a
fitness program helps me avoid health problems
such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
Having strong muscles that can work hard for a
long time help me do daily activities with ease.
Maintaining flexible joints and muscles helps me
to prevent injury.
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WHAT AM I DOING?
Push Up
Sit and Reach
Trunk Lift
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WHAT IS THIS?
Scale
Sit and Reach Box
Mat
Cone
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IDENTIFY THE SCALE
Ruler
Cone
Scale
Mat
CD player
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COGNITION ASSESSMENT
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WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE IN THE FITNESSGRAM
ASSESSMENT?
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HOW WILL FITNESSGRAM BENEFIT ME IN MY LIFE?
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WHAT AM I DOING?
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WHAT IS THIS?
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IDENTIFY THE SCALE