What it's all about..

The Physical Fitness Program includes five events that measure muscular strength/endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, speed, agility and flexibility. Our program offers two awards listed below:

1. The Presidential Physical Fitness Award

This award recognizes youth who achieve an outstanding level of physical fitness. Boys and girls who score at or above the 85th percentile of qualifying standards on all five events are eligible for this award.

2. The National Physical Fitness Award

This award is for those who score at or above the 50th percentile on all five events, but fall below the 85th percentile in one or more of the events. This demonstrates a basic, yet challenging, level of physical fitness.

Testing Guidelines

At Pinecrest Academy, we test our students three times a year, in the fall, winter, and spring. This is part of a complete physical education program that supports the assessment with educational and motivational information.

Before conducting the President's Challenge, we will review and take into consideration each individual's medical status to identify medical, orthopedic, or other health problems.

At the onset of testing, we make sure everyone taking the test knows the correct techniques for each event, including proper pacing and running style. There is no limit to the number of tries an individual may have on each event.

The individual's age at the onset of testing should be used for comparison to the appropriate award standards. Qualifying standards are based on the 1985 National School Population Fitness Survey, with appropriate modifications as referenced.

Physical Fitness Tests

1. Curl-ups: Objective: To measure abdominal strength /endurance by maximum number of curl-ups performed in one minute.

2. Shuttle Run: Objective: To measure speed and agility

3. Endurance Run/Walk: Objective: To measure heart/lung endurance by fastest time to cover a one-mile distance, ½ mile distance, and ¼ mile distance based on age.

4. Pull-ups: Objective: To measure upper body strength/endurance by maximum number of pull-ups completed.

Or Right Angle Push-ups: Objective: To measure upper body strength/endurance by maximum number of pushups completed.

Or Flexed-Arm Hang: Objective: To maintain flexed-arm hang position as long as possible.  Alternative to pull ups or right angle push ups for National Awards. Students who cannot do one pullup may do the flexed arm hang in order to qualify for the National Fitness Awards. To qualify for the Presidential Award, students are required to do pull-ups or right angle push-ups.

5.  Sit and Reach: Objective: To measure flexibility of lower back and hamstrings.

Or V-Sit Reach: Objective: To measure flexibility of lower back and hamstrings