Fitness Testing:
Physical fitness is a very vital component of every person’s life. One has to be physically fit to enjoy the good things that life has to offer and to go through the bad phases in life.
Fitness testing is an important part of the Physical Education. It lets one know how physically fit the student is and how well can they perform under certain situations. It has been proved time and again that physically fit children can perform even better professionally and academically.
Educators and parents today recognize that students of all ages need to be as physically active in order to stay healthy. Physical Education is like a daily requirement. Just like Food and water are important being physically fit and having the knowledge and understanding the need to participate in physical activities correctly, safely, and to the best of a person’s ability, is also very important. So that they are easily able to achieve the highest level of performance.
The most important aspect of physical education is the direct bearing it has on children's physical, mental, and social well-being. The child who is well educated physically is likely to become a healthy adult who is motivated to remain healthy. Also the link between academic learning and physical education is that a healthy, physically active child is more likely to be academically motivated, alert, and successful
Benefits of Fitness Testing in the PE Curriculum:
A recent study conducted by the California Department of Education (CDE) show a distinct relationship between academic achievement and the physical fitness of California’s public school students.
"This statewide study provides compelling evidence that the physical well-being of students has a direct impact on their ability to achieve academically," said Eastin. "We now have the proof we’ve been looking for: students achieve best.......
