ROD 030412

Sunday, 4 March12

 

Rest Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How do you rank?

 

The American College Of Sports Medicine publishes fitness standards that anyone can compare themselves in well-defined fitness tests to the general population. If you test yourself and you do not fare well, hopefully it is a signal to change your behavior.

 

Below is a sample taken from ACSM table on the push-up.

 

From Table:

 

 

 

 

 

 Push-up Fitness Test :

 

Women Age 20-29

 

Excellent – 30

 

Very Good – 21-29

 

Good – 15-20

 

Fair – 10-14

 

Needs Improvement 9 (in other words… Weak is not the new Skinny)

 

Men Age 20-29

 

Excellent 36

 

Very Good 29-35

 

Good 22-28

 

Fair 17-21

 

Needs Improvement 16 (in other words, take off the pink panties)

 

 

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