CT State Fitness Test
The Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment will be administered to students in Grades 4 & 6 throughout the months of September and October, and into November. Students in Grades 3 & 5 will complete the practice test. The four parts of the test are the pacer run, push-ups, curl-ups, and the sit-and-reach. The sit-and-reach test measures hamstring flexibility. The curl-up test measures abdominal strength and endurance. The push-up test measures upper body strength and endurance. And the pacer test measures cardiorespiratory endurance, or the endurance of the heart and lungs.
P.A.C.E.R. TestP.A.C.E.R. stands for Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run. It is a multi-stage fitness test, performed in a shuttle-run format, that helps children pace themselves effectively, and is generally regarded as more fun for younger children than the mile run because the pace can be set to music. The P.A.C.E.R. is a viable alternative to the mile run, since both tests measure aerobic capacity and because it can be administered indoors in a much smaller area than is needed for the mile run.
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All students in Grades 4 and 6 will receive an “Individual Student Report” that lists their scores and identifies the standards for each of the four components. The standards vary based on the students’ age and gender. For each of the four parts of the test, the students will fall into one of three categories: the “High Fitness Performance Zone,” the “Health Fitness Zone,” or the “Needs Improvement Zone.”
These fitness scores are a sample of your child’s overall physical fitness levels. They provide some valuable information, but they do not provide the whole picture about your child’s health and fitness. Our goal is to get your child to engage in physical activity for a minimum of thirty to sixty minutes a day. It would be a great idea to find an activity, such as biking or jogging, that you can do together with your child. I hope that you can take the time to be active with your child. Feel free to contact me if you are looking for ideas or suggestions. Together, we can help your child to strive to reach his or her physical best.
CT State Fitness Website
These fitness scores are a sample of your child’s overall physical fitness levels. They provide some valuable information, but they do not provide the whole picture about your child’s health and fitness. Our goal is to get your child to engage in physical activity for a minimum of thirty to sixty minutes a day. It would be a great idea to find an activity, such as biking or jogging, that you can do together with your child. I hope that you can take the time to be active with your child. Feel free to contact me if you are looking for ideas or suggestions. Together, we can help your child to strive to reach his or her physical best.
CT State Fitness Website