Activity 1: DID YOU MEET THE TARGET?
Directions: Complete the table below. Copy the results of your Physical Fitness
Test found in Quarter 1- Module 1 in your MAPEH activity notebook.
AT/BT
NAME:
AGE:
BMI:
CLASSIFICATION:
RESULT
PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS
1. Sit and Reach
2. Zipper Test
3. Curl-Up
4. Push-Up
5.3-Minute Step Test
5.40-Meter Sprint
7. Hexagonal Agility Test
8. Stick Drop Test
9. Paper Juggling
10. Stork Balance Stand Test
11. Sianding Long Jump
Answers
Answer:
addition to the new CDC Pediatric Growth Charts. For the first time there is a screening tool
to assess risk of overweight and overweight in children and adolescents. This module
presents the rationale behind the decision to include the BMI-for-age charts, discusses
characteristics of the BMI-for-age charts, and provides an opportunity for practical
application of calculating BMI, and plotting and interpreting BMI-for-age through case
studies.
OBJECTIVES
• Describe the advantages of using the BMI-for-age charts as a screening
tool to evaluate overweight and underweight in children and adolescents
• Calculate BMI using the metric and English methods
• Demonstrate an understanding of the use of the BMI-for-age chart by
accurately plotting and interpreting BMI-for-age on the appropriate chart
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. What is BMI?
2. Advantages to using BMI-for-age as a screening tool for overweight and underweight
3. Recommendations for using BMI to assess overweight
4. Characteristics of BMI-for-age
5. Recommended BMI-for-age cutoffs
6. Calculating BMI
7. Other methods to obtain BMI
8. Visual assessment versus calculation of BMI
9. Accuracy of measurements
10. Interpretation
11. Summary
12. Steps to plot and interpret BMI-for-age
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