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New State Report on Physical Fitness: CV Kids Above State and County Averages
The charts below give a percentage for the number of kids in the "healthy fit zone" or HFZ.
Roughly 20 percent of the teens and tweens in Castro Valley aren't getting enough exercise, according to a state report released today.
The good news: CV's fifth-, seventh- and ninth-grade students are more fit on average than those in Alameda County and in the state overall.
In the three charts below, you'll find fitness divided into six categories, such as abdominal strength and aerobic capacity.
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Setting aside just one anomaly, all of Castro Valley's ratings were 76 percent or higher, indicating 76 percent of the students were deemed physically fit.
A third of the 18 scores were 93 percent or better.
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The raw data is below. The first chart is Castro Valley; the second, Alameda County; the third, California.
Source: California Department of Education
Castro Valley:
Grade 5Grade 7Grade 9 Physical Fitness AreaTotal1Tested% In HFZ% Not in HFZTotal1
Tested% In HFZ% Not in HFZTotal1
Tested% In HFZ% Not in HFZ Aerobic Capacity 655 77.9 22.1 657 76.0 24.0 725 77.8 22.2 Body Composition 655 81.5 18.5 657 78.1 21.9 725 78.8 21.2 Abdominal Strength 655 97.7 2.3 657 92.7 7.3 725 93.4 6.6 Trunk Extensor Strength 655 94.5 5.5 657 93.9 6.1 725 90.6 9.4 Upper Body Strength 655 81.1 18.9 657 57.4 42.6 725 83.3 16.7 Flexibility 655 84.9 15.1 657 81.0 19.0 725 88.0 12.0
Alameda County:
% 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:
% 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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