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It is important to provide young people opportunities and encouragement to participate in physical activities that are appropriate for their age, that are enjoyable, and that offer variety. Children and adolescents (6-17) should do at least 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily.
In order to obtain the Physical Fitness Badge, soldiers must score 90 points or more in each event. Scoring on the APFT is based on gender, age category, number of repetitions performed of the push-up and sit-up, and run time. Score tables are found in Army FM 7-22 and on Department of the Army Form 705, Army Physical Fitness Test Scorecard.
That may be in small things one asks of you, or in your eagerness to prepare for the Young Girl test [a physical fitness test], or during the achievement week during the summer vacation. You will constantly be able to prove your total commitment in service, sport, trips, meetings, war duty, etc.
Teens under the age of 18 will need to bring their parent to register for the High School Summer Program at the fitness club or have their signature on the electronic waiver.
The test presently consists of three stations: sit-up, push-up, and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) run. Based on their age, sex and vocation, persons taking the IPPT are required to meet certain standards under the IPPT Standards and Scoring System in order to pass the test. [3] As of October 2013, about 116,000 people take the IPPT every year. [4]
For teens under the age of 18, a parent must sign a waiver for them to participate. Parents can sign their teen up for the program online or in person at any Planet Fitness location.
The Presidential Fitness Test was a national physical fitness testing program conducted in United States public middle and high schools from the late 1950s until 2013, when it was replaced with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. National interest in physical fitness testing existed in the United States since the late 1800s. [1]
It replaces the 40-year-old Army Physical Fitness Test, which tested soldiers on their ability to do two minutes of situps, two minutes of pushups and a 2-mile run.