Participation
2017
Participation By Gender
Female
Male
Total
52%
48%
100%
2133
1977
4110
Participation By Grade
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Total
12%
14%
18%
16%
19%
14%
7%
0.4%
100%
491
582
734
657
766
572
290
18
4110
Participation By State
participating states shown in white
Fitness Summary
2017
Component
Students
In Healthy Fitness Zone
Students
Reporting
Body Mass Index
Curl-Ups
Push-Ups
Shoulder Stretch
Trunk-Lift
PACER 15meter
PACER 20meter
1-mile run
2813
3835
3880
3762
3597
1046
1654
1949
68%
81%
66%
80%
87%
48%
66%
70%
Participation
2018
Participation By Gender
Female
Male
Total
50%
50%
100%
3541
3579
7120
Participation By Grade
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Total
15%
16%
16%
17%
17%
13%
6%
0.3%
100%
1034
1161
1166
1173
1205
918
441
22
7120
participating states shown in white
Participation By State
Fitness Summary
2018
Component
Students
In Healthy Fitness Zone
Students
Reporting
Body Mass Index
Curl-Ups
Push-Ups
Shoulder Stretch
Trunk-Lift
PACER 15meter
PACER 20meter
1-mile run
4810
6497
6425
6208
5920
2044
3702
2521
68%
83%
68%
79%
86%
49%
71%
67%
We want to thank all the teachers and students who participated in the study and we hope that learning more about their fitness levels has helped them continue to live more healthy, physically active lives!
Summary of Study Results
The original goal for the PhysicalGenesis study was to assess the Health Behaviors and Physical Fitness levels of students attending Seventh-day Adventist schools across the United States, and to examine any potential relationships between those health behaviors (such as amount of sleep, nutritional habits, physical activity levels, etc.) and physical fitness levels.
During the first two years,
we attempted to conduct a two-part effort to determine students’: 1. Health Behaviors, through an online survey; and 2. Physical Fitness levels, through fitness testing by the local teachers.
Although we promoted the survey and the fitness testing, and provided resources for both, we were not as successful as we had originally hoped in gaining widespread participation.
At the end of year two,
with reduced participation levels, the NAD decided to discontinue the Health Behavior Survey as a part of PhysicalGenesis and focus solely on Physical Fitness testing.
Below, you'll find a brief summary of the results from the 4-year study.
This THIRD STUDY in the “Mind Body Spirit Triad” of research focusing on students in the North American Division of the Adventist Education system investigates fitness levels of children and adolescents from 2015-2018.
