The Cooper Institute

Fitnessgram Information

• President's Challenge Fitness Benchmarks (50th and 85th Percentile)
• FITNESSGRAM Healthy Fitness Zones (2014)
• PACER Run Charts (2015)
• Height/Weight Mile Run Charts (2015)new!
• Estimated Body Mass Charts (2015)new!
• Weight/Mile Walk Charts (2015)new!
  2013-14 PFT BMI and VO2max Calculator with Healthy Fitness Zones® (XLS; 2MB)
  An Excel spreadsheet that provides Aerobic Capacity Fitness Areas and BMI Healthy Fitness Zones® and calculates BMI and VO2max (From CDE Resource Site).
  
• Video:  PACER
• Video:  Walk Test
• Video:  Modified Pull Up
• Video:  Curl Up
• Video:  Push Up
  
• Important Dates for 2015 PFT Test:  Feb. 2 (begin testing), Feb. 11 (estimated date of eTemplate arrival) and March 11 (last day eTemplates can be submitted to PFT site coordinators).  

Fitnessgram Improvement Ideas

Push Ups:
BFS 90 degree instrument

Shoulder Stretch: Using a towel to increase flexibility

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90 Degree Push Up Beeper

Bigger Faster Stronger "Safety Squat" used to measure 90 degree push ups.  Purchase at Bigger Faster Stronger website.

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