New State Report on Physical Fitness: Scotts Valley Students Above State Averages

Students in the Scotts Valley Unified School District are in good physical shape compared with students across California.

State Superintendent Tom Torlakson last week released the 2009-10 California Physical Fitness Report for grades five, seven and nine.

Each grade has six activity categories—aerobic capacity, body composition, abdominal strength, trunk extensor strength, upper body strength and flexibility. Scotts Valley students ranked well overall compared with students from throughout the state.

In Scotts Valley, 83 percent of fifth-graders met the “healthy fitness zone” requirements for aerobic capacity while 72 percent met the standard for body composition. In abdominal strength, 98 percent met the standard while 50 percent met the standard for trunk extensor strength. When it came to upper body strength, 89 percent of local fifth-graders met the standard, and 84 percent met the standard for flexibility.

Out of the local seventh-graders tested, 95 percent met the requirements for aerobic capacity while 86 percent met the standard for body composition. In abdominal strength, 96 percent met the standard, while 6 percent met the standard for trunk extensor strength. When it came to upper body strength, 82 percent of local seventh-graders met the standard, and 94 percent met the standard for flexibility.

Out of the ninth-graders tested, 67 percent met the requirements for aerobic capacity while 79 percent met the standard for body composition. In abdominal strength, 87 percent met the standard while 15 percent met the standard for trunk extensor strength. When it came to upper-body strength, 73 percent of local seventh-graders met the standard, and 85 percent met the standard for flexibility.

Statewide, 65 percent of fifth-graders met the "healthy fitness zone" requirements for aerobic capacity while 69 percent hit that standard for body composition.

In abdominal strength, 80 percent of fifth-graders were in the zone while 88 percent met the goals in trunk extensor strength.

In upper-body strength, 69 percent of fifth-graders met the standards while 70 percent hit the target in flexibility.

Statewide, 67 percent of seventh-graders met the "healthy fitness zone" requirements for aerobic capacity while 69 percent hit that standard for body composition.

In abdominal strength, 85 percent of seventh-graders were in the zone while 90 percent met the goals in trunk extensor strength.

In upper-body strength, 73 percent of seventh-graders met the standards while 78 percent hit the target in flexibility.

Statewide, 64 percent of ninth-graders met the "healthy fitness zone" requirements for aerobic capacity while 71 percent hit that standard for body composition.

In abdominal strength, 87 percent of ninth-graders were in the zone while 92 percent met the goals in trunk extensor strength.

In upper body strength, 77 percent of ninth-graders met the standards while 82 percent hit the target in flexibility.