Fitness Gram Manual

FITNESSGRAM / ACTIVITYGRAM Reference Guide Another issue that comes up is that teachers have difficulty now because they cannot just say to everyone of a given age, “Here is what you have to do to achieve the HFZ.” This has positive and negative impacts. The new way is actually more valid but it is a bit more awkward to present to students and parents. Now, because achievement is a function of their test performance and BMI, this is more difficult to understand. However, students should be encouraged to do their best on the test and not think of “what is the minimum I must do so that I achieve the HFZ?” Subsequent to completing the FITNESSGRAM®, teachers should be able to tell students who do not achieve the HFZ there are two ways in which their performance (and health) can improve—reduce your BMI and/or improve your test performance for your body size. Both of these will result in a higher estimated Aerobic Capacity (VO2max) for one’s size (Morrow, 2012). How Were Standards Established for the ACTIVITYGRAM® Assessment? The goal in the ACTIVITYGRAM® assessment is for children to accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity a day. These goals are consistent with the most commonly used guidelines for physical activity in children and adolescents which recommend 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activity per day. (USHHHS, 2008) See the Chapter 3, Health Benefits of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness in Children, for a more detailed description of appropriate physical activity for children. TOC 9-17 Chapter CopyrTigOhCted material. All rights reserved. The Cooper InstituCteh,aDpatellras, TX.

FITNESSGRAM / ACTIVITYGRAM Reference Guide Bibliography Morrow, J.R., Jr. (2012). The Relationship Between BMI and Aerobic Capacity Standards. Document published at The Cooper Institute website, http://www.cooperinstitute.org/pub/file.cfm?item_type=xm_file&id=658 Morrow, J.R. Jr., Going, S.B., & Welk, G.J. (2011). FITNESSGRAM® Development of Criterion-Referenced Standards for Aerobic Capacity and Body Composition, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41. National Association for Sport and Physical Education (2009). Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines, K-12; A Side-by-Side Comparison. Retrieved from http://www.aahperd.org/naspe The Cooper Institute. Meredith, M.D. & Welk, G.J., eds. (2010). FITNESSGRAM®/ACTIVITYGRAM® Test Administration Manual (4th Ed.), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. United States Department of Health and Human Services (2008). HHS Announces Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/10/20081007a.html TOC 9-18 Chapter CopyrTigOhCted material. All rights reserved. The Cooper InstituCthea, pDtaelrlas, TX.