FITNESSGRAM® Friday: A Middle School Physical Activity and Fitness Intervention

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dc.contributor.authorMurray, Tinker D.
dc.contributor.authorEldridge, James A.
dc.contributor.authorSilvius, Pete
dc.contributor.authorSilvius, Erik
dc.contributor.authorSquires, William G.
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T17:21:18Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T17:21:18Z
dc.date.issued2012-01
dc.description.abstractTexas Senate Bill 530 (2007) mandated fitness assessment as part of the annual K-8 Physical Education (PE) curricula, yet no studies have reported interventions designed to improve and quantify individual student passing rates or individual school performance. Students (Total 2008-2010 N=1484; 729 females, 755 males; mean age = 11.85 y; mean BMI = 22.69 or > 90%-tile, overweight) were evaluated on individual FITNESSGRAM® performances in a cross-sectional analysis of 6th graders comparing baseline scores (year 1) with outcomes of a physical activity intervention in years 2 and 3. Students participated in regular PE classes (including campus wellness center activities) with a once a week focus (FITNESSGRAM® Friday) on improving mile run scores and other assessment scores. Students significantly improved FITNESSGRAM® scores following the PE intervention to levels similar to state reported averages. On average, boys improved their pushups by 32.7%, trunk lift by 17.4% and mile run times by 29.5%. Averages for girls improved by 15.4% for pushups, 6.7% for truck lift, and by 38.6% for the mile run. The percentage of boys in our study achieving all six FITNESSGRAM® tests in the HFZ was 3% at baseline and 22% following intervention. The percentage of girls meeting the criteria for the HFZ on all six FITNESSGRAM® tests was 4.5% at baseline and 20% following intervention. This study provides a potential model for fitness success in other middle school PE interventions, in Texas and the nation.
dc.description.departmentHealth and Human Performance
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dc.format.extent12 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMurray, T. D., Eldridge, J., Silvius, P., Silvius, E., & Squires, W. G. (2012). FITNESSGRAM Friday: A middle school physical activity and fitness intervention. International Journal of Exercise Science, 5(1), pp. 4-15.
dc.identifier.issn1939-795X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9800
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBerkeley Electronic Press
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Exercise Science, 2012, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 4-15.
dc.subjectphysical education
dc.subjectfitness testing
dc.subjectpublic health policy
dc.subjectadolescents
dc.titleFITNESSGRAM® Friday: A Middle School Physical Activity and Fitness Intervention
dc.typeArticle

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