EXPERIMENTAL ZOSIMAIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF IOANNINA Erasmus+ Project 2014-16: “Power up! Get active for your future!”

1st Meeting, 22-29.1.2015, Ioannina, Greece

Survey for Students’ Physical Condition

A. General Student Information

1.Name 2.Age3.Gender4.School

B. Somatometric measurements:

1. OPTION

1. Weight2. Height

3. Body mass index4. Waist circumference

2. OPTION

1. Weight2. Height

3. Body mass index

1-2. Weight and Height

We measure the weight (in Kg) and height (in meters) of students after they have taken off their shoes and note down the measurement in a notebook.

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3.Body mass index

We measure body mass index in the following way:

BMI=mass(kg)/ (height (m)²

4. Waist circumference

The student is standing with crossed legs and we measure the circumference (in cm) at the level of the umbilicus.

• C. FITNESS TESTS

• 1. Number of sit ups in 30 sec• 2. Standing long jump (in cm)• 3. Speed – a distance of 5 meters

covered 10 times (in tenths of a second )• 4. Five minute run (in meters)

1. Abdominal exercise test (sit up) in 30 sec• For the measurement of the sit ups the student

sits on a mat, feet flat on the floor with knees bent and hands tied behind the neck, where they must stay throughout the test. At the same time the assistant holds the athlete’s feet on the ground. Students start from the sitting position, then fall back to the mat ensuring that they lie on their shoulders and return to the sitting position with elbows touching their knees. The teacher measures the number of correct foldings made within 30 seconds

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2. Standing long jump (in cm)

We mark a line on a carpet. The students are standing behind the line with feet slightly apart and bending knees. After swinging their arms back and forth, they jump as far as they can. They must land on both feet and stand up without falling backwards. We measure the distance from take-off line up to the mark they left on the landing on the back of the shoes. Each student makes two attempts and we record the best attempt in centimeters.

3. Speed – a distance of 5 meters covered 10 times (in tenths of a sec)

We engrave two lines with a length of 1,5 m which are 5 meters apart. Students run from the first line to the second as fast as they can and pass the lines with both feet. The test is completed when the students complete the same distance 5 times (10 strokes in total) and cross the finish line with one foot. The result is measured in tenths of a second (e.g. 15,6).

Video for the speed test

4.Five minute run (in meters)

The distance covered in that time is recorded for each student in meters.

Final results

• The results of these tests may be kept in the students’ electronic portfolio so that they and their parents are aware of their physical condition. For our survey we can use EXCEL software for the results and the graphical presentation.