Indiana Motor Fitness

Indiana motor fitness test

Indiana Motor Fitness Test: Developed to assess the physical fitness of children in grades 1-12. It includes tests for muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed, power, agility, and flexibility.

Indiana motor fitness test--- This test was constructed in 1943 by Karl W Bookwalter and Carolina W Bookwalter at Indiana University Bloomington Indiana USA. Kipping in mind the physical health this test was reconstituted in 1944 for high school boys and girls and in 1948 for elementary children. 

Purpose:

To measure the leg explosive power and arm shoulder muscular strength.

Age and Sex:

Elementary high school boys and girls, college men & women.

Test Item:

 

S. No	High school level boys & girls	S. No	College level men and women
1	Straddle chins	1	Push ups
2	Vertical jump	2	Straddle chins
3	Push ups	3	Vertical Jump
4	Squat trust	4	Standing broad jump

 

1.  PUSH UPS

Purpose:

To measure the endurance of the arms and shoulder girls.

Age and Sex:

10 to 17 Boys.

Equipment and Material:

Horizontal bar mat the floor and a chalk.

 

Course and Marking:

Description:

1. Start in the push-ups position with the hands and the toes touching the floor.

2. The body and legs are in the straight line, feet slightly apart, the arms at shoulder apart, extend and right angles to the body.

3. Keeping the back and knees straight, the subject lowers the body until there is a 90-degree angle at the elbows with the upper arm parallel to the floor.

4. A partner hands their hands at the point of 90-degree angle so that the subject being tested goes down only until their shoulder touches the partner’s hands, there lock up.

5. The pushups are complete pushups are done in time to a metronome or similar device with one complete pushups every three seconds (1.5 seconds down and 1.5 seconds up,20 complete pushups per minute).

6. The subject continuous until they can do no more in rhythm (has not done the last three in rhythm) or has reached the target number of pushups.

Scoring:

The score is considering for the correct pushups executed by the subject within 30 seconds. Each push up gets each one mark.

Rules:

·    To proper stretching exercise

·    Elbow extended and Elbow bend.

Safety Precaution:

·    Proper shoes and dress

·    Suitable warm up

·    First Aid Box 

 

2.  VERTICAL JUMP

Purpose:

To measure the leg explosive power.

Age and Sex:

High school Boys.

Equipment and Material:

Black board, measuring tape, wall.

Course and Marking:

Description:

1.        Ask the student to stand near the wall.

2.        Ask the student to mark level of his height this is called initial mark.

3.        Student has to jump much as possible and mark on the wall it’s called final mark.

Scoring:

The maximum reaches will be considered as per the score norms. The minimum reaches also consider to the norms. The best of three attempts is recorded.

Rules:

Students have to jump without any support(wall).

Students are not allowed to run and takeoff.

Safety Precaution:

Proper dress and shoes.

Suitable warm – up.

3.  STANDING BROAD JUMP

Purpose:

To measure the leg expensive power.

Age and Sex:

High school boys, girls.

Equipment and Material:

Tap marking area, Gymnasium Hall, Form mat.

Description:

1. Ask the students to stand the in front of the starting line.

2. Students have to allow swinging the arms from front and back.

3. After the teachers commend student has to jump as much as possible.

Course and Marking:

 

Scoring:

To measure the foot mark which is nearest to the starting line.

Rules:

Did not crossed restricted line proper wearing shoe.

Safety Precaution:

Proper dress and shoe.

First aid box.