In the
Physical Education Department at Batavia High School, we assess our students'
current level of physical wellness through a variety of assessments. The
purpose of these assessments is to allow the students to reflect on their
current level of physical fitness and to allow the department to adjust and
adapt the curriculum to reach the goal of building healthy students for today
and into the future. These tests are annual assessments for students and
results are recorded and compared from year to year.
Fitness Assessments
Upper body strength/endurance:
- Pacer push-up measures student's upper body strength
and endurance by using a repeated push-up every three seconds until
failure
- This assessment tool may be used as a lifetime activity
for upper body fitness.
Abdominal strength/endurance:
- Measures student's abdominal strength and endurance
through a repeated curl-up until failure
- This assessment tool may be used as a lifetime activity
for abdominal fitness.
Bicep strength:
- Use of the Trifit 620 machine in the form of the bicep
strength test to assess the student's upper arm strength.
Muscular
strength is
very important to your overall health and fitness. Adequate levels of strength are necessary
to perform your daily routines at home, school and work, without excessive
fatigue or stress.
High levels of
Muscular Fitness can:
·
Reduce
the incidence of lower back pain
·
Reduce
injury to the musculoskeletal system
·
Assist
your cardiovascular system in sustaining physical activity
BHS assessments:
Push-ups, 1 minute curl-ups, Bicep Strength
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Cardiovascular endurance:
- A one-mile run or walk or
progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run(PACER) which measures a
students aerobic capacity
- At a minimum, only one of these measures will be assessed each year
Cardiovascular fitness is the ability of the heart, lungs and circulatory system
to supply oxygen and nutrients to working muscles efficiently, and allows
activities that involve large muscle groups (walking, running, swimming,
biking, etc.) to be performed over long periods of time.
Regular Cardiovascular Exercise
can:
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Reduce your risk of heart disease
·
Lower elevated blood pressure
·
Reduce blood cholesterol
·
Increase circulation and improve
performance of your heart and lungs
·
Help you look and feel better
BHS assessments: mile run, mile
walk, Pacer test
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Lower body flexibility:
- Use of the Trifit 620 machine in the form of the sit
and reach will assess a student's flexibility in lower back and across the
hip.
Flexibility is the ability to move a joint
fluidly through its complete range of motion and is important to general
health and physical fitness.
Flexibility is reduced when muscles become short and tightened.
Proper levels of
Flexibility can:
·
Reduce
injury and strains
·
Allow
you to perform daily activities comfortably
BHS assessments:
modified sit and reach test
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Body composition:
- Use of the Tanita Scale (Electric Impedance) measures a
student's hydration, weight, and body fat
percentage.
Blood
Pressure:
- Use of a blood pressure machine that
will measure a student’s blood pressure.
Blood
Pressure is
the measure of the force or pressure exerted by blood on your arteries. There are two different measures of blood
pressure: systolic (higher number),
and diastolic (lower number). The
systolic pressure relects the force on your arteries when your heart
contracts forcing a large volume of blood into your arteries. The diastolic pressure is the measure of
the force on the arteries when the ventricles are relaxed and your heart is
filling with blood.
Blood Pressure
Tips
You can lower you
elevated blood pressure by: exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy
weight, decreasing salt intake, avoiding tobacco and consuming less dietary
saturated fats.
BHS
assessment: Blood pressure. |
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