The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and sports launched its Adult Fitness Test.  By checking it out you can find out how you compare with others your age and design a get-fit-plan.

You can give yourself the test online at www.adultfitnesstest.org.  The data collection form is at http://www.adultfitnesstest.org/resources/datacollection.pdf

Recommended achievements for a 40-year old

Push-ups.

• A woman who rests on her knees should be able to do 33 without stopping.
• A man with toes (but not knees) on the floor should be able to do 40 in a row.

One and a half mile run

• Women should be able to do it under 12 minutes.
• Men should be able to do it under 10 minutes.  You should be able to do that by jogging for one block and then walking for a block, and repeating the process for a mile.

Half sit-ups

• Women should be able to do 60 in a minute.
• Men should be able to do 65 in a minute.

Sit and reach

• A woman should be able to reach 9 inches beyond her heels.
• A man should be able to reach 8 inches beyond his heels.

Good luck.  If you don’t meet the above criteria, check our fitness ideas on how to improve.

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