If these requirements are not met, the students shall receive an incomplete in the class till the fitness measures are met. The standards are Young Men's Christian Association norms for healthy living. Many students have looked upon these standards as unnecessary and cruel. The standards, differing with sex and age, include cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, strength, flexibility and body composition. The most difficult for some to handle will be body composition.
Body composition is the fat in the body versus the nonfat in the body.
The nonfat in your body includes muscle, bones, blood, organs and tissue. Each person must maintain an essential body fat to live a healthy life. For men this is 3 percent while women must maintain 12 percent. An optimal body fat composition for a girl is considered 18 to 23 percent. Anything over 30 percent is considered over fat and will be given an incomplete.