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The National Physical Fitness Award (NPFA), for achieving a basic, yet challenging 

level of physical fitness.

 

The NPFA recognizes a basic yet challenging level of physical fitness. Boys and 

girls scoring at or above the 50th percentile on all five items of the President's 

Challenge are eligible to receive this award. The award consists of an embroidered 

emblem, similar to the PPFA but without the number indicating how often the 

award is earned. A National certificate of achievement is offered to compliment 

or be an alternative to the emblem (actual size: emblem is about 3" in diameter and 

certificate is 8" X 10").

NOTE: students who cannot do one pull-up or the target number of right angle push-ups must meet 

the standard set for the flexed-arm hang in order to earn the NPFA.

 

 

The National Physical Fitness Award

* Participants must at least reach these levels in all 5 events in order to qualify 

for the National Physical Fitness Award. These levels represent the 50 th percentile based 

on the 1985 School Population Fitness Survey.

BOYS  
AGE CURL-UPS (# 1 min.)
OR		 PARTIAL CURL-UPS
(#)		 SHUTTLE RUN
(seconds)		 V-SIT REACH
(inches)
OR		 SIT AND REACH
(centimeters)		 ONE-MILE RUN
(min:sec)
OR		 DISTANCE OPT.
1/4 MILE (min:sec)		 DISTANCE OPT.
1/2 MILE (min:sec)		 PULL-UPS (#)
OR		 RT. ANGLE
PUSH-UPS (#)
OR		 FLEXED-ARM
HANG
(sec)
6 22 10 13.3 +1.0 26 12:36 2:21 N/A 1 7 6
7 28 13 12.8 +1.0 25 11.40 2:10 N/A 1 8 8
8 31 17 12.2 +0.5 25 11:05 N/A 4:22 1 9 10
9 32 20 11.9 +1.0 25 10:30 N/A 4:14 2 12 10
10 35 24 11.5 +1.0 25 9:48 N/A N/A 2 14 12
11 37 26 11.1 +1.0 25 9:20 N/A N/A 2 15 11
12 40 32 10.6 +1.0 26 8:40 N/A N/A 2 18 12
13 42 39 10.2 +.05 26 8:06 N/A N/A 3 24 14
14 45 40 9.9 +1.0 28 7:44 N/A N/A 5 24 20
15 45 45 9.7 +2.0 30 7:30 N/A N/A 6 30 30
16 45 37 9.4 +3.0 30 7:10 N/A N/A 7 30 28
17 44 42 9.4 +3.0 34 7:04 N/A N/A 8 37 30

GIRLS  
AGE CURL-

UPS (# 1 min.)
OR

 PARTIAL CURL-UPS
(#)		 SHUTTLE RUN
(seconds)		 V-SIT REACH
(inches)
OR		 SIT AND REACH
(centimeters)		 ONE-MILE RUN
(min:sec)
OR		 DISTANCE OPT.
1/4 MILE (min:sec)		 DISTANCE OPT.
1/2 MILE (min:sec)		 PULL-UPS (#)
OR		 RT. ANGLE
PUSH-UPS (#)
OR		 FLEXED-ARM
HANG
(sec).
6 23 10 13.8 +2.5 27 13:12 2:26 N/A 1 6 5
7 25 13 13.2 +2.0 27 12.56 2:21 N/A 1 8 6
8 29 17 12.9 +2.0 28 12.30 N/A 4:56 1 9 8
9 30 20 12.5 +2.0 28 11:52 N/A 4:50 1 12 8
10 30 24 12.1 +3.0 28 11:22 N/A N/A 1 13 8
11 32 27 11.5 +3.0 29 11:17 N/A N/A 1 11 7
12 35 30 11.3 +3.5 30 11:05 N/A N/A 1 10 7
13 37 40 11.1 +3.5 31 10:23 N/A N/A 1 11 8
14 37 30 11.2 +4.5 33 10:06 N/A N/A 1 10 9
15 36 26 11.0 +5.0 36 9:58 N/A N/A 1 15 7
16 35 26 10.9 +5.5 34 10:31 N/A N/A 1 12 7
17 34 40 11.0 +4.5 35 10:22 N/A N/A 1 16 7

* Norms for partial curl-ups and right angle push-ups are from the Canada Fitness Award Program, Health Canada, Government of Canada with permission.

** 1/4 and 1/2 mile norms from Amateur Athletic Union Physical Fitness Program with permission.

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