Table 3
Anthropometric measurements and fitness test results, by age group, Canada, 2009

Table 3
Anthropometric measurements and fitness test results, by age group, Canada, 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of anthropometric measurements and fitness test results. This information is grouped by anthropometric measurements appearing as row headers and by 20 to 39, 40 to 59, females, males appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Anthropometric measurements	20 to 39		40 to 59
	Females	Males	Females	Males
	percentage
Aerobic fitness
Fair/needs improvement	37	46	56	32
Good	40	26	20	40
Excellent/very good	23	27	24	28
Flexibility (sit-and-reach)
Fair/needs improvement	55	61	47	42
Good	16	16	20	19
Excellent/very good	29	23	33	39
Muscular endurance (partial curl-ups)
Fair/needs improvement	46	19	70	39
Good	10	7^E	9	5^E
Excellent/very good	44	75	21	56
Muscular strength (grip strength)
Fair/needs improvement	56	42	36	35
Good	18	24^E	29	19^E
Excellent/very good	27	34	35	46
Overall musculoskeletal strength
Fair/needs improvement	51	30	43	29
Good	28	32	36	30
Excellent/very good	21	38	21	41
^E use with caution Source: Statistics Canada. 2010. Fitness of Canadian adults: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. Catalogue no.82-003-X.

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