9th Grade Fitness Analysis

Ninth and Tenth Grade Fitness Analysis During the time that I have taken gym class as both a freshman and a sophomore, I have noticed a change in the scores between each of my four fitness tests. Starting with my ninth grade baseline test, I received 2,000 meters on the twelve minute run, 16 walls on the twelve minute swim, a time of 1:30 for the front plank, 1:15 for the superman, 1:24 for the wall sit, 38 crunches per minute for the crunch test, 10 push-ups for the push-up test, 75 pounds on the bench press, which equaled 50% of my body weight, and -3.5 inches on the sit-and-reach test. During my ninth grade post test, I received 2,200 meters on the twelve minute run, 20 walls on the twelve minute swim, 3:00 for the front plank, 3:00 for

Firstly, between each baseline and post test for both my freshman and sophomore years, my test performance in each category improved or stayed in a steady state, as I was actively participating within my physical education class, partaking in exercises and workouts that helped to increase my muscular strength, stamina, and tone my entire body to become more physically fit as a whole. In addition, I made sure to exercise outside of school, by practicing core activities within my home, such as planking or doing crunches, and playing tennis or biking with my family and friends. Likewise, during the time between my ninth grade post test and tenth grade baseline, my scores decreased, as the rate at which I exercised slowed down during the Summer, when I did not have a physical education class to take. Although the frequency of how I stayed active helped to determine my performance on my four fitness tests, my personal attitude contributed a great deal to the change in my scores as well. During each of the two post tests, my scores largely improved or stayed the same in comparison to the baseline tests, as I now knew my physical limits, and I was motivated to do better and obtain a higher grades in each testing category. Another factor that enabled me to do better on the majority of my tests was my changed eating habits, as during the period of time that I was in gym class

In the short term, during my remaining high school and college years, I plan to continue playing tennis as a sport for school (as well as recreationally in my free time). Additionally, I plan to continue practicing core activities, such as push-ups and crunches 4 -5 days a week for at least 10-15 minutes each day, and I plan to start jogging for 3-4 days a week, for 20-30 minutes each day. In the long term as an adult, I plan to continue this routine, and also start lifting weights 3-4 days out of each week, in order to maintain good muscular strength. I hope that by creating and pursuing these goals now, I will be able to maintain good physical fitness for my body, far into my life as an