It is important for all children to be physically active every day (a total of 60 minutes is recommended) even if they are fit. Health-related fitness includes a variety of factors. Our goal in developing the Child Fitness Report was to come up with a series of tests that covers the major components of fitness - Aerobic Capacity, Muscular Strength & Endurance, Flexibility, and Body Composition.

The Fitness Report will help you to evaluate your child’s fitness level. It provides information about the strengths and weaknesses of your child and monitors progress; not only about what the child scores from the tests on different components of fitness, but also gives feedback about how those scores relate to health. The Report measures the components of Physical Fitness that have been identified as important because of their relationship to the overall health and optimal function of the body. We have produced individualized fitness report card that summarizes performance of the child over an interval. The report also provides suggestions for promoting and maintaining fitness in the child. The accumulation of these report over years, allows for long term tracking of each child’s fitness over time.

The strengths and weaknesses of the child are measured by comparing the previous and current fitness test results. The Fitness report notes the fitness results taken in regular intervals twice in a year. This gives the parents clarity on the progress of the child’s fitness. The fitness test results are marked under 3 zones i.e. Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ), Health Needs Improvement (HNI) and Health at Risk (HR). If your child is in the Needs Improvement area on a particular test, it is important to provide additional opportunities to be active so he/she can improve their levels of fitness. With regular physical activity most children will be able to score in the Healthy Fitness Zone for most of the tests. If your child is in the Health Risk Zone then it is not necessary that he/she has health problems but immediate precautions should be taken to increase the activeness of the child. The Child Fitness Report follows a five point grading system.