A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Indicator 47. Physical Fitness

Physical fitness performance of youth, by sex, age, and fitness test: 1980 to 1989

______________________________________________________________________________________                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       Sex, age, and fitness test      | 1980  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989 ______________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______                  Boys                                   Mean scores 10- and 11-year-olds    Endurance run, 3/4 mile (minutes) .    6.5     6.6     6.8     6.9     6.9     7.3    Sit-ups (number) ..................   34.6    37.3    38.4    38.9    38.8    38.8    Sit and reach (inches) ............    ---     ---    15.0    16.2    16.4    16.2    Pull-ups (number) .................    2.8     4.0     3.5     3.4     3.6     3.4  12- and 13-year-olds    Endurance run, 1 mile (minutes) ...    8.4     8.5     8.7     8.6     9.0     9.1    Sit-ups (number) ..................   38.8    40.7    42.1    43.0    42.6    42.4    Sit and reach (inches) ............    ---     ---    15.2    16.7    16.6    16.5    Pull-ups (number) .................    4.8     5.3     4.7     4.6     4.5     4.7  14- to 17-year-olds    Endurance run, 1 mile (minutes) ...    7.5     7.7     7.7     7.8     8.1     8.6    Sit-ups (number) ..................   42.1    44.6    46.9    46.4    48.0    46.0    Sit and reach (inches) ............    ---     ---    16.4    17.4    18.3    17.2    Pull-ups (number) .................    9.1     8.5     8.3     7.8     8.1     9.5                   Girls 10- and 11-year-olds    Endurance run, 3/4 mile (minutes) .    7.4     7.4     7.8     7.5     7.8     8.0    Sit-ups (number) ..................   32.0    34.1    35.1    35.8    35.7    36.0    Sit and reach (inches) ............    ---     ---    17.8    18.8    18.9    18.7    Flexed arm-hangs (seconds) ........   16.8    16.7    19.9    21.8    20.9    20.8  12- and 13-year-olds    Endurance run, 1 mile (minutes) ...    9.8     9.8     9.9     9.8    10.3    10.5    Sit-ups (number) ..................   33.1    36.1    37.1    38.6    38.8    38.6    Sit and reach (inches) ............    ---     ---    18.4    20.3    20.3    20.2    Flexed arm-hangs (seconds) ........   18.2    17.5    21.9    23.9    24.1    23.9  14- to 17-year-olds    Endurance run, 1 mile (minutes) ...    9.6    10.1     9.9    10.3    10.4    10.7    Sit-ups (number) ..................   35.0    36.6    39.0    38.8    39.7    38.3    Sit and reach (inches) ............    ---     ---    19.4    20.9    21.7    20.3    Flexed arm-hangs (seconds) ........   18.6    17.0    23.3    23.2    23.2    23.6 ______________________________________________________________________________________ 

SOURCE: Wynn F. Updyke and Michael S. Willett, Physical Fitness Trends in American Youth 1980-1989 (study conducted by the Chrysler Fund-AAU Physical Fitness Program, 1990).