Physical Fitness

In this activity students create a graphical ready reckoner to assess physical fitness. The challenge is to construct the ready reckoner and ultimately use it in practical situations. Students are required to plot straight line graphs.

Physical Fitness Overview suggests that it is increasingly important to consider ways of assessing fitness. It suggests that PE colleagues should be consulted in order to make the subject matter more relevant and to investigate other ways of assessing fitness.

Physical Fitness Guidance outlines the scope of the resource. There are ideas about how to introduce the topic and suggestions about possible pitfalls. It contains a links to an explanation of Harvard Step Tests and a link to a series of other tests related to fitness.

Physical Fitness Handout explains the Gallagher and Braihe Step Test and states the formula for this fitness index. This measure of fitness depends upon recording how the pulse slows down after the exercise has finished. Students are asked to check their level of fitness and that of other students. They are asked to draw graphs to illustrate the different levels of fitness.