Youth Fitness Test
Norms
Distance
Runs | Push-ups |
Pull-ups /
Hang | Sit-ups | Long Jump |
Sit &
Reach | Other
Tests
Distance Runs (13 and older)
|
12 Minute Run (yards) |
1.5 Mile Run (min:sec) |
Percentile |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
95 |
2448 |
3297 |
12:17 |
8:37 |
75 |
2100 |
2879 |
15:03 |
10:19 |
50 |
1861 |
2592 |
16:57 |
11:29 |
25 |
1622 |
2305 |
18:50 |
12:39 |
5 |
1274 |
1888 |
21:36 |
14:20 |
For adults, see 12
Minute Run and 1.5
Mile Run calculators.
Push-ups (Boys)
Repetitions
|
Age |
Rating |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Athletic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
31 |
31 |
36 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
High |
9 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
26 |
31 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
Healthy |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
Push-up (Girls)
Repetitions
|
Age |
Rating |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Athletic |
|
|
|
|
|
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
High |
9 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
Healthy |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Push-up (15-19 years of age)
*Girls perform push-ups on
knees
Rating |
Boys |
Girls* |
Excellent |
39 |
33 |
Good |
29 |
25 |
Average |
23 |
18 |
Fair |
18 |
12 |
Poor |
< |
< |
For adullts, see Push-up calculator.
Pull-Ups (Boys)
Repetitions
|
Age |
Percentile |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17+ |
95 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
75 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
50 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Perform pull-ups to exhaustion on bar that allows hanging without touching
floor. Begin by hanging from bar with overhand grip. Pull chin over bar then
lower until arms are straight. Kicking and jerking is not
permitted.
Flexed-Arm Hang (Girls)
Seconds
|
Age |
Percentile |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17+ |
95 |
42 |
39 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
31 |
34 |
75 |
18 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
17 |
50 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Perform flexed-arm hang to exhaustion on bar that allows hanging without
touching floor. Begin timing when hanging from bar with overhand grip and
chest close to the bar. Stop timing when 1) chin touches bar 2) head tilts
back in effort to keep chin from touching bar (3) chin falls below level of
bar.
Sit-ups (Boys)
Repetitions
|
Age |
Percentile |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
95 |
30 |
36 |
42 |
48 |
47 |
50 |
51 |
56 |
58 |
59 |
59 |
61 |
62 |
75 |
23 |
26 |
33 |
37 |
38 |
40 |
41 |
46 |
48 |
49 |
49 |
51 |
52 |
50 |
18 |
20 |
26 |
30 |
32 |
34 |
37 |
39 |
41 |
42 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
25 |
11 |
15 |
19 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
30 |
31 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
19 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
25 |
Sit-ups (Girls)
Repetitions
|
Age |
Percentile |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
95 |
28 |
35 |
40 |
44 |
44 |
47 |
50 |
52 |
51 |
51 |
56 |
54 |
54 |
75 |
24 |
28 |
31 |
35 |
35 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
42 |
44 |
50 |
19 |
22 |
25 |
29 |
29 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
33 |
37 |
25 |
12 |
14 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
28 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
31 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
19 |
19 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
Lie on back, hands on back of neck with fingers clasped, knees bent less
than 90 degrees, feet on floor, and heels no more than 12" from buttocks.
Curl-up torso until elbow is in contact with knees and return to starting
position. Count number of repetitions in 60 seconds. See animation.
For adults, see Sit-up
calculator.
Standing Long Jump (Boys)
Inches
|
Age |
Percentile |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17+ |
95 |
72 |
74 |
78 |
85 |
90 |
96 |
98 |
101 |
75 |
64 |
67 |
71 |
75 |
80 |
86 |
90 |
93 |
50 |
59 |
62 |
65 |
69 |
74 |
80 |
84 |
86 |
25 |
54 |
56 |
60 |
62 |
66 |
73 |
78 |
78 |
5 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
52 |
56 |
62 |
65 |
63 |
Standing Long Jump (Girls)
Inches
|
Age |
Percentile |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17+ |
95 |
70 |
72 |
74 |
77 |
78 |
77 |
78 |
81 |
75 |
62 |
64 |
66 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
69 |
72 |
50 |
56 |
59 |
60 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
63 |
65 |
25 |
49 |
52 |
54 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
57 |
59 |
5 |
41 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
48 |
50 |
48 |
49 |
Stand with feet parallel approximately shoulder width apart, toes at starting
line. Squat and jump horizontally as far as possible. Measure from starting line
to back of heels. Score best of three trials.
Sit & Reach (Boys)
Centimeters
|
Age |
Percentile |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
95 |
32 |
34 |
33 |
34 |
34 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
39 |
41 |
42 |
45 |
75 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
30 |
33 |
34 |
36 |
40 |
50 |
25 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
26 |
28 |
30 |
30 |
34 |
25 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
28 |
5 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
Sit & Reach (Girls)
Centimeters
|
Age |
Percentile |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
95 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
36 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
40 |
43 |
44 |
46 |
46 |
44 |
75 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
41 |
39 |
40 |
50 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
33 |
36 |
34 |
35 |
25 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
28 |
31 |
30 |
31 |
5 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
14 |
22 |
Performed with feet against 12" x 12" x 21" box - 23 cm at level of feet.
For adults, see Sit
& Reach calculator.
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