The Sit Up: This event measures the endurance of the abdominal and hip-flexor muscles. You will have 2 minutes to do as many sit-ups as you can.
- Lying on your back, your knees must be bent at a 45-degree angle
- Feet together or up to 12 inches apart
- Heel MUST stay in contact with the ground
- Fingers MUST be interlocked, behind your head
- Raise your upper body forward, to the vertical position (ex: base of your neck is above the base of your spine)
- Lower your body to the point where your shoulder blades touch the ground.
At the end of each repetition, the scorer will announce the number of sit-ups you have done correctly. To achieve an incorrect sit-up, you will have not met the vertical position of your sit-up, your fingers were no longer interlocked behind your head, your knees exceeded a 90-degree angle or you arched your back and raised your buttocks off the ground in attempted to sit-up. All of these actions will result in a faulty repetition.
You may rest in the “up-position.” If you rest in the “down-position,” the test will be terminated.
| SIT-UPS MALE and FEMALE |
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| AGE GROUP | 17-21 | 22-26 | 27-31 | 32-36 | 37-41 | 42-46 | 47-51 | 52-56 | 57-61 | 62+ |
| MAXIMUM 100% | 78 | 80 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 63 |
| MINIMUM 60% | 53 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
To see how many points per sit-up you will receive based on your age, click here.
