PEandHEALTH3 Lesson1 FitnessTest Edited
PEandHEALTH3 Lesson1 FitnessTest Edited
PEandHEALTH3 Lesson1 FitnessTest Edited
Lesson 1
ACTIVITIES FOR A
HEALTHIER ME
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? WHAT IS
PHYSICAL
? FITNESS ?
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WHAT IS PHYSICAL FITNESS?
Procedure:
1.Height. Stand with trunk straight. Measure the
distance from the floor to the top of the forehead.
Record the score in centimeters (cm).
2.Weight. Stand on a weighing scale free from any
object for weight accuracy. Record in kilograms (kg).
3.Compute the BMI.
BODY MASS INDEX COMPUTATION
Formula:
weight (kg) weight (kg)
BMI=height (m)² or BMI=height (m) x height(m)
BMI Categories:
UNDERWEIGHT: <18.5
NORMAL WEIGHT: 18.5 – 24.9
OVERWEIGHT: 25-29.9
OBESITY: 30 and >
3- MINUTE STEP TEST
(Cardiovascular Endurance)
Procedure:
a) Stand close to the 12-inch bench box, or on a stair, while
partner will set the metronome in 96 beats per minute
(bpm)
b) When ready to begin, start the stopwatch, step one foot
at a time to the beat (up, up, down, down). When 3
minutes is up, stop immediately get your pulse rate
within 1 minute.
c) Record your heart rate.
ZIPPER TEST
(Flexibility)
Standard Scoring:
0– did not touch fingers
1– touched only tip of fingers
2– fingers overlapped by 1 to 2 cm
3– fingers overlapped by 3 to 4 cm
4– fingers overlapped by 5 to 7 cm
5– fingers overlapped by 8 cm or more
SIT-AND-REACH
(Flexibility)
Push-ups
Classification Basic Plank
Male Female
High Performance 29 and up 17 and up 30 sec and above
Zone