1. ADMINISTRATION OF
PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST
(PFT)
Alladin Daliva
BSEd 1D English
Tarlac State University
College of Education

2. Physical fitness
• defined as the person’s
ability to respond
successfully to the demands
of life without experiencing
undue fatigue

3. Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
• Series of battery tests
given to the students to
help them evaluate their
strengths and weaknesses
in terms of health and skills

4. Physical Fitness Test
They are commonly employed
in educational institutions as
part of the Physical Education
curriculum bakj.bjbz.kjbz.kzbas standardized by
Bureau of Physical Education
and School Sports (BPESS)

5. Physical Fitness Test
In medicine as part of
diagnostic testing
As eligibility requirements
in fields that focus on
physical ability such as
military or police.

6. Test Personnel
•PE Instructor
•Classmate as scorer
•School doctor or medical
personnel

7. Test Site Requirements
•Briefing area
•Warm-up area
•Push-ups and curl-ups area
•50 meter run course
•No significant hazards

8. Fitness Test
(Components)
1st Test
(Pre-test)
Final Test
(Post-test)
Remarks
1. Curl-ups
(Abdominal strength)
2. Push-ups
(Arm Strength & Endurance
3. Sit & reach/ Shoulder stretch
(Flexibility)
4. 3-minute Step Test
(Cardiovascular endurance)
5. Standing long jump/
Basketball Pass
(Power)
6. Shuttle run
(Agility)
7. 50-meter Sprint
(Speed)

9. Pppss!
• Warm-up exercises
1. Deep breathing. Stand with feet slightly apart.
2. Head bending. Stride stand, hands on waist.
3. Trunk bending. Stride stand, hands on waist.
• Fitness Testing
• Cool-down exercises
1. Back Stretching – stand stride
2. Stand stride & squat sideward RL

10. FITNESS TESTS TO
ADMINISTER
- Health-related
- Skill-related

11. Health-related
1. CURL UPS

12. CURL-UPS
Aim: To measure the abdominal strength
Mechanics:
Curl-up as many times as you can.
Stop, once you reach 50 curl-ups (boys)
and 30 (girls)
Scoring: Only corrected executed curl-
ups shall be counted.

13. Health-related
2. PUSH-UPS

14. PUSH-UPS
Aim: To measure arm strength & endurance.
Mechanics:
Push-up as many times as you can.
The elbow should be straightened as you go up.
Stop, once you reach 50 push-ups (boys)
and 30 (girls)
Scoring: Record the number of push-ups
completed.

15. Health-related
3. SIT AND REACH/SHOULDER STRETCH

16. SIT AND REACH
Aim: To test the flexibility of the arm muscles
and the lower back.
Mechanics:
Assume a striding position, 10 inches wide.
Place a meter stick/tape measure in between the
thighs with the 50 cm along the heels.
Keep the extended legs straight, raise arms upwards.
Bend forward, and try to reach as far as you can.
Scoring: Record the distance reached.

17. SHOULDER STRETCH
Aim: To measure the flexibility of the
shoulder joints.
Mechanics:
 The right hand reaches over the right
shoulder and at the same time, places
his left hand behind the back to try to
touch the fingers of the right hand.
 Perform the test with left hand.
Scoring: Record the score as pass or fail
for each test.

18. Health-related
4. 3-MINUTE STEP TEST

19. 3-MINUTE STEP TEST
Aim: To measure the cardio-respiratory
endurance.
Mechanics:
Stand in front of a staircase.
Step your right foot up first, followed by the left.
Step your right foot down, followed by the left.
Start counting as you step your right foot up the stair.
Do this in 3 minutes.
You may rest within the 3 mins. alloted time.

20. Skill-related
1. STANDING LONG JUMP/
BASKETBALL PASS

21. STANDING LONG JUMP
Aim: To measure leg power.
Mechanics:
The student should stand straight with the tips of his
toes touching the starting line.
To take off, bend knees and swing arms backward.
Jump forward as far as possible, and land on both
feet.
Scoring: The distance of heel marks nearest
to the starting line will be measured.

22. BASKETBALL PASS
Aim: To measure upper body strength and power.
Mechanics: (2 Trials)
 Sit on the floor with buttocks, back, and head
resting against a wall; legs are stretched horizontally
in front of the body.
Push a basketball horizontally with two hands (45°).
 Throughout the movement, keep the head,
shoulders and buttocks in contact with the wall.
Scoring: Record the farther distance of the
two trials to the nearest 5 cm.

23. Skill-related
2. SHUTTLE RUN
Equipment needed:
- 2 wooden blocks
- Area with 2 lines
(9 m apart)

24. SHUTTLE RUN
Aim: To measure agility and coordination.
Mechanics:
 Place 2 blocks on one end of the lines.
 The performers should stand on the other end of the lines.
 At the signal, the performer runs diagonally to get the first block.
 Turn, go back to the starting line, and bring down the block.
 Turn and repeat the procedure for the second block.
Scoring: The time nearest to the 10th of a
second will be recorded.

25. Skill-related
3. 50-METER SPRINT

26. 50-METER SPRINT
Aim: To measure speed.
Mechanics:
Measure a 50 m space.
The performers stand on the starting line.
At the signal, run fast to the other end.
Stop, once you reach the finish line.
Scoring: The elapsed time is recorded from the
start of the run until the end line is reached by
the performer.

27. The END
is near.

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