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Gov't Brings Fitness Test To Grownups

Situps, Sit-And-Reach Still Part Of Test

POSTED: 12:00 pm PDT May 14, 2008

If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape.

An adult version of the test is being introduced Wednesday by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. It's for people over 18 and in good health, and is available online.

The test involves three basic components: aerobic fitness, muscular strength and flexibility. It was inspired by scores of baby boomers who kept asking council members whether there was a fitness test available today that was similar to the ones they took as students.

Unfortunately, there's no certificate, but the results will then show where you rank among people of the same age if you fill out a data collection form.

Tests include activities such as a 1 mile walk or 1.5 mile run, situps and pushups, and the sit-and-reach test. It also asks people to check their body-mass index, or BMI.

The government also suggested people try to get more "FITT" but increasing the frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise they get.

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