Kirkwood School District | Robinson Elementary School

Fitness testing is done twice a year.

In the months of September and February.

During the year, the student will be tested on:

Cardiovascular Endurance:
Cardiovascular endurance indicates how efficiently your heart, circulatory system, and respiratory system work together over a long period of time. It is the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to adjust to and recover from the effects of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity.
Exercises that increase cardiovascular endurance: Running, Cycling, Brisk Walking, and Swimming.
Fitness Assessment: Pacer

Flexibility:
Flexibility is the ability of joints to move through their full range of motion. Several factors can limit joint mobility, including genetic inheritance, the joint’s structure, the amount of fatty tissue around the joint, and the body’s temperature. Flexibility can be improved with stretching.
Exercises that increase flexibility: Static stretching which involves slow, gradual, and controlled elongation of muscle fibers.
Fitness Assessment: Sit and Reach

Muscular Strength:
Muscular strength is the amount of power a muscle or group of muscles can produce. The benefits of increasing muscular strength include a reduced risk of injury as well as improved posture, physical performance, and body composition.
Exercises that increase muscular strength: Developing strength requires working against a resistance in a progressive manner. Basic guidelines established for resistance training and exercise progression in children (Kraemer and Fleck 1992) are as follows: Primary levels (children 7 years and younger) children should be introduced to basic exercise with little or no weight resistance. Exercises progress from body-weight calisthenics to partner exercises on to lightly-resistant exercise. Intermediate levels (children 8-10 year of age) gradually increase the number of exercises.
Fitness Assessment: Modified Pull-Ups

Muscular Endurance:
Muscular endurance is a muscle’s ability to produce power for a long duration. It is the ability to contract a muscle or group of muscles repeatedly without producing fatigue. The longer a muscle is used, the greater its endurance becomes.
Exercises that increase muscular endurance: In children, locomotor activities help develop muscular endurance. Long periods of running, walking, and bicycling are examples of muscular endurance.
Fitness Assessment: Curl-Ups

USE THIS CHART TO HELP SET UP FITNESS GOALS FOR THE YEAR!

YOU SHOULD TRY TO DO AT LEAST THE NUMBER LISTED ON THE CHART FOR YOUR AGE AND GENDER.