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FITNESS STANDARDS

View the testing procedure for each fitness test.

Superior is equal to an 85th percentile rating.
Excellent is equal to a 75th percentile rating.
Good is equal to a 60 percentile rating.
Average is equal to a 50 percentile rating.
Below Average is equal to a 20 percentile rating.
Poor is equal to a 15 percentile rating.

Males - Ages 20 to 29
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 49 and above 21 and above 1.37 and above 8.3 and below 9:45 and below 51 and above
5 Excellent 46 to 48 20 to 20.9 1.26 to 1.36 8.4 to 10.6 9:46 to 10:42 44 to 50
4 Good 42 to 45 18.5 to 19.9 1.14 to 1.25 10.5 to 14.1 10:43 to 11:41 37 to 43
3 Average 40 to 41 17.5 to 18.4 1.06 to 1.13 14.2 to 15.9 11:42 to 12:18 33 to 36
2 Below Average 33 to 39 14.4 to 17.4 .88 to 1.05 16.0 to 22.4 12:19 to 14:13 22 to 32
1 Poor 32 and below 14.3 and below .87 and below 22.5 and above 14:14 and above 21 and below
50% 40 17.5 1.06 15.9 12:18 33
Males - Ages 30 to 39
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 45 and above 20 and above 1.17 and above 12.7 and below 10:16 and below 41 and above
5 Excellent 42 to 44 19 to 19.9 1.08 to 1.16 12.8 to 14.9 10:17 to 11:18 36 to 40
4 Good 39 to 41 17.5 to 18.9 .98 to 1.07 15 to 17.5 11:19 to 12:20 30 to 35
3 Average 36 to 38 16.5 to 17.4 .93 to .97 17.6 to 19 12:21 to 12:51 27 to 29
2 Below Average 30 to 35 13.0 to 16.4 .78 to .92 19.1 to 24.2 12:52 to 14:52 17 to 26
1 Poor 29 and below 12.9 and below .77 and below 24.3 and above 14:53 and above 16 and below
50% 36 16.5 .93 19 12:51 27
Males - Ages 40 to 49
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 40 and above 19.3 and above 1.04 and above 15.1 and below 11:18 and below 34 and above
5 Excellent 37 to 39 18 to 19.2 .96 to 1.03 15.2 to 17.3 11:19 to 11:49 29 to 33
4 Good 34 to 36 16.3 to 17.9 .88 to .95 17.4 to 19.6 11:50 to 13:14 24 to 28
3 Average 31 to 33 15.3 to 16.2 .84 to .87 19.7 to 21.1 13:15 to 13:53 21 to 23
2 Below Average 24 to 30 12.0 to 15.2 .72 to .83 21.2 to 26.1 13:54 to 15:41 11 to 20
1 Poor 23 and below 11.9 and below .71 and below 26.2 and above 15:42 and above 10 and below
50% 31 15.3 .84 21.1 13:53 21
Males - Ages 50 to 55
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 36 and over 18.3 and above .93 and above 16.9 and below 12:20 and below 28 and above
5 Excellent 33 to 35 17.0 to 18.2 .87 to .92 17.0 to 19 12:21 to 13:22 24 to 27
4 Good 28 to 32 15.5 to 17.1 .79 to .86 20.0 to 21.3 13:23 to 14:24 19 to 23
3 Average 26 to 27 14.5 to 15.4 .75 to .78 21.4 to 22.5 14:25 to 14:55 15 to 18
2 Below Average 19 to 25 10.5 to 14.4 .63 to .74 22.6 to 27.5 14:56 to 16:43 9 to 14
1 Poor 18 and below 10.4 and below .62 and below 27.6 and above 16:44 and above 8 and below
50% 26 14.5 .75 22.5 14:55 15
FEMALES - Ages 20 to 29
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 45 and above 23 and above .83 and above 16 and below 12:20 and below 42 and above
5 Excellent 42 to 44 22 to 22.9 .77 to .82 16.1 to 18.2 12:21 to 13:22 35 to 41
4 Good 38 to 41 20.5 to 21.9 .70 to .76 18.3 to 20.6 13:23 to 14:24 26 to 34
3 Average 35 to 37 20 to 20.4 .65 to .69 20.7 to 22.1 14:25 to 14:55 20 to 25
2 Below Average 27 to 34 17 to 19.9 .51 to .64 22.2 to 27.7 14:56 to 16:33 10 to 19
1 Poor 26 and below 16.9 and below .50 and below 27.8 and above 16:34 and above 9 and below
50% 35 20 .65 22.1 14:55 20
FEMALES - Ages 30 to 39
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 38 and above 22 and above .72 and above 16.9 and below 13:06 and below 34 and above
5 Excellent 33 to 37 21 to 21.9 .65 to .71 17 to 19.1 13:07 to 14:08 28 to 33
4 Good 29 to 32 20.0 to 20.9 .60 to .64 19.2 to 21.6 14:09 to 15:08 20 to 27
3 Average 27 to 28 19 to 19.9 .57 to .59 21.7 to 23.1 15:09 to 15:26 14 to 19
2 Below Average 20 to 26 16.5 to 18.9 .47 to .56 23.2 to 29.3 15:27 to 17:14 4 to 13
1 Poor 19 and below 16.4 and below .46 and below 29.4 and above 17:15 and above 3 and above
50% 27 19 .57 23.1 15:26 14
FEMALES - Ages 40 to 49
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 32 and above 21.3 and above .66 and above 20.3 and below 14:06 and below 27 and above
5 Excellent 28 to 31 20 to 21.2 .60 to .65 20.4 to 22.4 14:07 to 14:57 23 to 26
4 Good 24 to 27 19 to 19.9 .54 to .59 22.5 to 24.9 14:58 to 15:57 17 to 22
3 Average 22 to 23 18 to 18.9 .52 to .53 25 to 26.4 15:58 to 16:27 13 to 16
2 Below Average 14 to 21 15 to 17.9 .43 to .51 26.5 to 32.1 16:28 to 18:00 3 to 12
1 Poor 13 and below 14.9 and below .42 and below 32.2 and above 18:01 and above 2 and below
50% 22 18 .52 26.4 16:27 13
FEMALES - Ages 50 to 55
 
SIT-UPS
SIT & REACH
BENCH PRESS
BODY FAT
1.5 MILE RUN
PUSH-UPS
6 Superior 26 and above 21.0 and above .57 and above 23.6 and below 15:29 and below 22 and above
5 Excellent 22 to 25 20 to 20.9 .53 to .56 23.7 to 25.8 15:30 to 16:05 19 to 21
4 Good 20 to 21 18.5 to 19.9 .48 to .52 25.9 to 28.5 16:06 to 16:58 13 to 18
3 Average 17 to 19 17.9 to 18.4 .46 to .47 28.6 to 30.1 16:59 to 17:24 9 to 12
2 Below Average 10 to 16 14.8 to 17.8 .39 to .45 30.2 to 35.6 17:25 TO 18:49 3 to 8
1 Poor 9 and below 14.7 and below .38 and below 35.7 and above 18:50 and above 2 and below
50% 17 17.9 .46 30.1 17:24 9

 
   
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