PRESIDENTIAL PHYSICAL FITNESS AWARD

The structured exercise program that will be implemented will supplement the Presidential Physical Fitness Award (PPFA). The PPFA has established guidelines for physical fitness in five different areas (curl-ups/partial curl-ups, shuttle run, v-sit reach/sit and reach, distance option/one mile run, and pull-ups/right-angled push-ups) according to student’s sex and age. In the fall and spring, every student is subjected to a Presidential Physical Fitness Test (PPFT). Our structured exercise program will take place between the fall and spring tests with the intent of advancing every student toward the established PPFA standard for their sex and age. The fall test will serve as an individual baseline for students. The PPFA standards will establish individual goals for students to work towards during the structured exercise program. The spring retest will measure student’s overall improvement.

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