To meet aerobic goals, a 5-foot-6-inch, 150-pound ninth-grade boy must run a mile within nine minutes, do at least 16 push-ups and 24 sit-ups. In the past, the state has divided results into two categories: reaching the “healthy fitness zone” or not reaching it.
via Fewer than one-third of California students meet fitness goals – San Jose Mercury News.
I’m glad that at the age of 45 I can still easily meet the fitness goals of a high school freshman. What’s scary is how only 36.8% of California high school freshman meet the goals. What a ticking time bomb for the U.S. healthcare system.