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New State Report on Physical Fitness: Livermore Students Above State and County Averages
California Department of Education releases annual physical fitness report.
Roughly one out of every four of the tweens and teens in Livermore can't hang with state standards for aerobic exercise, according to a report released Thursday by the California Department of Education.
The good news: Livermore's fifth-, seventh- and ninth-grade students are more fit on average than those in Alameda County and in the state overall.
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson released the 2009-2010 report on California Physical Fitness Report for grades 5, 7 and 9.
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He announced plans for a statewide campaign to improve the health and fitness of California's 6.2 million schoolchildren.
"Nothing is more important than the health of our children, and today's results show that many of them need a helping hand to get fit and stay in shape," Torlakson said.
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"The Team California for Healthy Kids campaign will help students adopt the healthy habits that will help them succeed in the classroom today – and help them stay healthy over a lifetime," he added.
Each grade has six activity categories.
The raw data is below. The first chart is for the ; the second, Alameda County; the third, California.
Source: California Department of Education
Livermore:
Grade 5 Grade 7 Grade 9 Physical Fitness Area Total1
Tested % In HFZ % Not in HFZ Total1
Tested % In HFZ % Not in HFZ Total1
Tested % In HFZ % Not in HFZ Aerobic Capacity 888 69.0 31.0 857 78.3 21.7 1,063 79.4 20.6 Body Composition 888 72.5 27.5 857 73.5 26.5 1,063 78.6 21.4 Abdominal Strength 888 73.9 26.1 857 93.1 6.9 1,063 95.0 5.0 Trunk Extensor Strength 888 92.9 7.1 857 96.0 4.0 1,063 94.8 5.2 Upper Body Strength 888 66.8 33.2 857 71.3 28.7 1,063 86.2 13.8 Flexibility 888 70.2 29.8 857 86.3 13.7 1,063 96.2 3.8
Alameda County:
Grade 5
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Aerobic Capacity
14,962
68.9
31.1
14,717
69.8
30.2
13,725
64.6
35.4
Body Composition
14,962
71.1
28.9
14,717
70.7
29.3
13,725
73.9
26.1
Abdominal Strength
14,962
78.8
21.2
14,717
85.0
15.0
13,725
85.8
14.2
Trunk Extensor Strength
14,962
86.6
13.4
14,717
87.0
13.0
13,725
90.0
10.0
Upper Body Strength
14,962
71.8
28.2
14,717
74.1
25.9
13,725
78.2
21.8
Flexibility
14,962
73.9
26.1
14,717
78.7
21.3
13,725
81.7
18.3
State:
Grade 5
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Aerobic Capacity
442,845
65.3
34.7
436,923
67.0
33.0
439,251
64.1
35.9
Body Composition
442,845
68.5
31.5
436,923
68.9
31.1
439,251
71.3
28.7
Abdominal Strength
442,845
79.4
20.6
436,923
85.3
14.7
439,251
87.0
13.0
Trunk Extensor Strength
442,845
88.2
11.8
436,923
90.3
9.7
439,251
91.7
8.3
Upper Body Strength
442,845
69.4
30.6
436,923
72.7
27.3
439,251
77.3
22.7
Flexibility
442,845
70.4
29.6
436,923
77.7
22.3
439,251
82.0
18.0
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