It is important that one's feet are on the footsteps outlined on the base plate. Students can then stand, or crouch or squat to see if their weight changes. Flex Test Students sit with their backs straight and the bar immediately in front of them. Their feet should be pointed toward the red column. Teachers should specify whether students must always have their hands grasping the bar or whether they can hold on with their fingertips only.
Students then reach forward to see how far they can stretch.
Your Chin Students kneel on the red pad and try to touch their chins to the yellow bar and recover to the kneeling position again without using their hands. This test becomes harder for older students, especially boys, as their center of gravity changes with maturity. Students jump to see how high they can make the music notes go. Students can be challenged to try to jump from a standing start or from a running start. Students can be challenged to jump with their arm extended upwards at the beginning of the jump, or jump with their arms helping them jump.