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The Development of

Youth F itness Education &The Physical Best Program

A Brief History


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Dr. Hans Kraus study

Results indicated:

Only 42% of American children passedthe assessment, while

92% of European school children passedthe assessment


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President Eisenhower is shocked by the

scores from the Kraus study!

Thus, Eisenhower established the

Presidents Council on Youth Fitness.


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The AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test

established normative data based on a 7test battery.

Pull-Ups

Sit-Ups

Shuffle-Run

Standing Broad Jump

50-yard Dash

Softball Throw for Distance

600-yard Run-Walk


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The AAHPERD Fitness Test Batteries

Skill-RelatedShuttle run

600-yard walk/run

50-yard dash

Softball throw fordistance

Health-Related Single-leg balance Flexed arm hang

Push-Ups Sit-Ups


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AAHPERD redesigned the meaning offitness in terms ofhealth rather thanskill performance.

The Health-Related Fitness Test wascreated and replaced all fitness tests.


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The AAHPERD Health-Related Fitness Test was designedand used nation-wide to test cardiovascular endurance,muscular endurance and strength, flexibility, and body

composition components.

Assessments included:

60 second sit-ups

Mile run/walkSkinfold measurementsSit-and-reachPull-ups, flexed arm hang & modified pull-ups


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The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Researchintroduces the Fitnessgram assessment and

software to schools throughout United States.

The Fitnessgram is the first health-related

assessment program to use criterion referencestandards and not normative based data.


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The Physical BestEducational Program

was established and released byAAHPERD

Developed by educators to enhance theexisting physical education curriculumand supplement daily lesson plans.


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The Physical Best Fitness test changedto criterion-referenced standards andreplaced all normative based test items.

The new standards were based onscientific research and represented thelevel of risk in each assessment items.


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The Physical Best program includedcognitive components to teach fitness

concepts through activity.

Physical Best encouraged the use of

goal setting as a part of its recognitionsystem.

The process of developing fitness goals wasemphasized as fitness was achieved.


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AAHPERD and Cooper Institute for AerobicsResearch (CIAR) formed a partnership topromote health-related youth fitness.The Fitnessgram was selected as the official

AAHPERD health-related assessment battery.The battery continued to include computersoftware for the Windows/DOS andMacintosh/Apple based computers.


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Physical Best published four newsupplements:

Physical Best and Individuals withDisabilities

Physical Best and Nutrition

You Stay Active Recognition Program

Speaking of Fitness (Anthology)


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AAHPERD, The Cooper Institute and Human

Kinetics formed the American Fitness Alliance


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Physical Best Activity Guides were publishedby Human Kinetics

Elementary Level

Secondary Level

FITNESSGRAM (Version 6.0) released by CIAR and

Human KineticsPhysical Education for Lifelong Fitness:(Teachers Guide)published by Human Kinetics.


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2nd editions of the Physical Best ActivityGuides and the Teachers Guide

including modifications for studentswith disabilities were published byHuman Kinetics.

Release of FITNESSGRAM 8.0

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