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New State Report on Physical Fitness: A Third of New Haven Teens Out of Shape
According to the 2009-10 California Physical Fitness Report, more than 30 percent of seventh and ninth graders in Union City are not meeting fitness goals. The number is only slightly better than state and county averages.
Roughly one out of every three tweens and teens in Union City can't hang with state standards for aerobic exercise, according to a report released Thursday by the California Department of Education.
The good news: Union City's fifth-, seventh- and ninth-grade students are doing slightly better on average than those in Alameda County and in the state overall.
State Superintendent released the 2009-2010 report on California Physical Fitness Report for grades 5, 7 and 9.
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He announced plans for a statewide campaign to improve the health and fitness of California's 6.2 million schoolchildren.
"Nothing is more important than the health of our children, and today's results show that many of them need a helping hand to get fit and stay in shape," Torlakson said.
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"The Team California for Healthy Kids campaign will help students adopt the healthy habits that will help them succeed in the classroom today – and help them stay healthy over a lifetime," he added.
Each grade has six activity categories.
The raw data is below. The first chart is for the New Haven Unified School District; the second, Alameda County; the third, California.
Source: California Department of Education
Union City
Grade 5Grade 7Grade 9 Physical Fitness AreaTotal1
Tested% In HFZ% Not in HFZTotal1
Tested% In HFZ% Not in HFZTotal1
Tested% In HFZ% Not in HFZ Aerobic Capacity 924 73.6 26.4 972 68.0 32.0 896 66.7 33.3 Body Composition 924 67.2 32.8 972 67.2 32.8 896 73.7 26.3 Abdominal Strength 924 83.8 16.2 972 83.1 16.9 896 81.0 19.0 Trunk Extensor Strength 924 83.1 16.9 972 71.0 29.0 896 68.0 32.0 Upper Body Strength 924 79.4 20.6 972 74.8 25.2 896 77.1 22.9 Flexibility 924 80.0 20.0 972 75.5 24.5 896 91.2 8.8
Alameda County:
Grade 5
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Aerobic Capacity
14,962
68.9
31.1
14,717
69.8
30.2
13,725
64.6
35.4
Body Composition
14,962
71.1
28.9
14,717
70.7
29.3
13,725
73.9
26.1
Abdominal Strength
14,962
78.8
21.2
14,717
85.0
15.0
13,725
85.8
14.2
Trunk Extensor Strength
14,962
86.6
13.4
14,717
87.0
13.0
13,725
90.0
10.0
Upper Body Strength
14,962
71.8
28.2
14,717
74.1
25.9
13,725
78.2
21.8
Flexibility
14,962
73.9
26.1
14,717
78.7
21.3
13,725
81.7
18.3
State:
Grade 5
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Total1
Tested
% In HFZ
% Not in HFZ
Aerobic Capacity
442,845
65.3
34.7
436,923
67.0
33.0
439,251
64.1
35.9
Body Composition
442,845
68.5
31.5
436,923
68.9
31.1
439,251
71.3
28.7
Abdominal Strength
442,845
79.4
20.6
436,923
85.3
14.7
439,251
87.0
13.0
Trunk Extensor Strength
442,845
88.2
11.8
436,923
90.3
9.7
439,251
91.7
8.3
Upper Body Strength
442,845
69.4
30.6
436,923
72.7
27.3
439,251
77.3
22.7
Flexibility
442,845
70.4
29.6
436,923
77.7
22.3
439,251
82.0
18.0
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