2026 Presidential Physical Fitness Test Calculator

The 2026 Presidential Physical Fitness Test is back. It measures three parts of well-rounded fitness: core strength and endurance, cardio fitness, and upper-body strength. For students, parents, teachers, and coaches, the result goes beyond “pass” or “not yet”—it shows where a participant performed best or tied across categories, what needs work, and which goal is closest.

Use the calculator below to see how a student’s—or your own—test results measure up to the published White House 2026 benchmarks in seconds. Select the Boys or Girls age row, then enter one event from each category: curl-ups or plank, one-mile run or beep test, and push-ups or pull-ups. Endura instantly shows whether all three Presidential categories were met, calculates the exact margin for every event, and checks the separately published National benchmark too. No decoding a PDF, converting times, searching age tables, or doing the math yourself.

Reestablished in 2025, the test returns in 2026 with standards drawn from historical benchmarks and additional fitness data. The Presidential benchmark rewards well-rounded fitness by requiring at least one qualifying result in all three categories. Use the calculator to check a student’s test, choose the next training goal, prepare for a retest, or see how your own results compare. No identifying information is collected, and the privacy-safe result is easy to copy or share. The published 17+ row is a table label, not an age-adjusted standard for every adult; Endura independently checks the White House fitness page and benchmark PDF but does not administer the test or issue an award.

Select the published Boys or Girls group and the exact age row, including the literal 17+ row when applicable. Choose one core event, one cardiorespiratory event, and one upper-body event, then enter all three results before calculating.

Choose the official group and age.
Choose exactly one event in each category.
Enter counts as whole numbers and times as minutes plus seconds or normalized total seconds.
Review the Presidential result first, then the National comparison and exact margins.

The primary result reports how many of the three selected categories meet the Presidential thresholds. Three of three means the entered results meet the published Presidential benchmark; anything less identifies the category or categories not yet met.

The National result is calculated separately from the National thresholds embedded in the current White House page. These comparisons do not establish that a school administered the test correctly or that an award was issued.

This calculator measures the selected performance in core and abdominal strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, and upper-body strength against the exact published row for the chosen group and age. It does not estimate a general fitness percentile, health diagnosis, training readiness, or adult age adjustment.

Each selected event is evaluated independently before the three category results are combined.

Accepted inputs and calculation rules
Input	Accepted value	Rule
Official group	Boys or Girls	Matches the published table headings.
Age	6 through 16 or 17+	No interpolation between rows.
Counts	Whole numbers	Higher values meet or exceed the threshold.
Plank	Minutes:seconds or total seconds	Normalized to integer seconds.
One-mile run	Minutes:seconds	Lower time meets or beats the threshold.

Published recognition classifications
Classification	Deterministic rule
Presidential benchmark met	At least one selected event meets the Presidential threshold in all three categories.
National benchmark met	At least one selected event meets the National threshold in all three categories.
Participation	The White House states that students who complete the test may receive a Certificate of Participation; this calculator does not issue it.

Complete Boys Presidential benchmark table
Age	Curl-ups	Plank (sec)	One-mile run	Beep-test laps	Right-angle push-ups	Pull-ups
6	33	73	10:15	27	9	2
7	36	90	9:22	32	14	4
8	40	95	8:48	39	17	5
9	41	109	8:31	47	18	5
10	45	119	7:57	55	22	6
11	47	119	7:32	60	27	6
12	50	127	7:11	65	31	7
13	53	134	6:50	70	39	7
14	56	134	6:26	75	40	10
15	57	156	6:20	81	42	11
16	57	156	6:08	84	44	11
17+	57	156	6:06	84	53	13

Complete Girls Presidential benchmark table
Age	Curl-ups	Plank (sec)	One-mile run	Beep-test laps	Right-angle push-ups	Pull-ups
6	32	71	11:20	22	9	2
7	34	92	10:36	25	14	2
8	38	92	10:02	29	17	2
9	39	105	9:30	35	18	2
10	40	105	9:19	41	20	3
11	42	105	9:02	46	20	3
12	45	127	8:23	49	20	3
13	46	127	8:13	50	21	3
14	47	134	7:59	50	21	3
15	48	145	7:59	50	21	3
16	48	145	7:59	50	24	3
17+	48	145	7:59	50	25	3

Compatible benchmark-by-age charts

Curl-ups completed in one minute Presidential benchmarks by age

BoysGirls

63332

73634

84038

94139

104540

114742

125045

135346

145647

155748

165748

17+5748

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Curl-ups completed in one minute benchmark chart data
Age	Boys	Girls
6	33	32
7	36	34
8	40	38
9	41	39
10	45	40
11	47	42
12	50	45
13	53	46
14	56	47
15	57	48
16	57	48
17+	57	48

Plank hold Presidential benchmarks by age

BoysGirls

67371

79092

89592

9109105

10119105

11119105

12127127

13134127

14134134

15156145

16156145

17+156145

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Plank hold benchmark chart data
Age	Boys	Girls
6	73	71
7	90	92
8	95	92
9	109	105
10	119	105
11	119	105
12	127	127
13	134	127
14	134	134
15	156	145
16	156	145
17+	156	145

One-mile run Presidential benchmarks by age

BoysGirls

610:1511:20

79:2210:36

88:4810:02

98:319:30

107:579:19

117:329:02

127:118:23

136:508:13

146:267:59

156:207:59

166:087:59

17+6:067:59

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One-mile run benchmark chart data
Age	Boys	Girls
6	10:15	11:20
7	9:22	10:36
8	8:48	10:02
9	8:31	9:30
10	7:57	9:19
11	7:32	9:02
12	7:11	8:23
13	6:50	8:13
14	6:26	7:59
15	6:20	7:59
16	6:08	7:59
17+	6:06	7:59

20-meter beep-test laps Presidential benchmarks by age

BoysGirls

62722

73225

83929

94735

105541

116046

126549

137050

147550

158150

168450

17+8450

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20-meter beep-test laps benchmark chart data
Age	Boys	Girls
6	27	22
7	32	25
8	39	29
9	47	35
10	55	41
11	60	46
12	65	49
13	70	50
14	75	50
15	81	50
16	84	50
17+	84	50

Right-angle push-ups Presidential benchmarks by age

BoysGirls

699

71414

81717

91818

102220

112720

123120

133921

144021

154221

164424

17+5325

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Right-angle push-ups benchmark chart data
Age	Boys	Girls
6	9	9
7	14	14
8	17	17
9	18	18
10	22	20
11	27	20
12	31	20
13	39	21
14	40	21
15	42	21
16	44	24
17+	53	25

Pull-ups Presidential benchmarks by age

BoysGirls

622

742

852

952

1063

1163

1273

1373

14103

15113

16113

17+133

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Pull-ups benchmark chart data
Age	Boys	Girls
6	2	2
7	4	2
8	5	2
9	5	2
10	6	3
11	6	3
12	7	3
13	7	3
14	10	3
15	11	3
16	11	3
17+	13	3

The tables below reproduce the National benchmarks currently embedded in the official White House page. They are included because the page provides complete numerical rows and the same one-target-per-category rule.

Complete Boys National benchmark table
Age	Curl-ups	Plank (sec)	One-mile run	Beep-test laps	Right-angle push-ups	Pull-ups
6	22	42	12:36	10	7	1
7	28	50	11:40	14	8	1
8	31	63	11:05	19	9	1
9	32	63	10:30	23	12	2
10	35	65	9:48	26	14	2
11	37	71	9:20	31	15	2
12	40	71	8:40	37	18	2
13	42	83	8:06	42	24	3
14	45	90	7:44	44	24	5
15	45	98	7:30	46	30	6
16	45	98	7:10	48	30	7
17+	45	98	7:04	50	37	8

Complete Girls National benchmark table
Age	Curl-ups	Plank (sec)	One-mile run	Beep-test laps	Right-angle push-ups	Pull-ups
6	23	41	13:12	10	6	1
7	25	56	12:56	12	8	1
8	29	60	12:30	15	9	1
9	30	66	11:52	18	12	1
10	30	66	11:22	21	13	1
11	32	67	11:17	24	13	1
12	35	69	11:05	26	13	1
13	37	69	10:23	26	13	1
14	37	79	10:06	27	13	1
15	37	79	9:58	28	15	1
16	37	79	9:58	28	15	1
17+	37	79	9:58	28	16	1

Calculation boundaries and exact margins
Event direction	Pass boundary	Improvement when not yet met	Exceeded margin when met
Higher is better	Entered value ≥ benchmark	Benchmark − entered value	Entered value − benchmark
Lower is better: one-mile run	Entered seconds ≤ benchmark seconds	Entered seconds − benchmark seconds	Benchmark seconds − entered seconds

Closest and strongest category labels use the absolute margin divided by that event’s benchmark only to compare the three selected events. The displayed improvement remains the exact count or time difference.

Event measurements and pass boundaries
Event	Entered measurement	Boundary behavior
Curl-ups	Completed in one minute	Exact threshold passes.
Plank	Total hold seconds	Minutes and seconds are normalized before comparison.
One-mile run	Elapsed minutes and seconds	One second faster passes; one second slower fails at the boundary.
20-meter beep test	Completed laps	Exact lap threshold passes.
Right-angle push-ups	Completed repetitions	Exact repetition threshold passes.
Pull-ups	Completed repetitions	Exact repetition threshold passes.

The 2026 calculator should not be described as a simple copy of the test many adults remember. The official record shows three distinct stages: the mid-1980s award test, its 2012 replacement, and the reestablished test with current 2026 benchmarks.

Authoritative comparison of the earlier test and the 2026 test
Period	Official structure	Recognition or purpose
Mid-1980s test	Five components: sit-ups; an upper-body option; one-mile walk/run; V-sit reach; and shuttle run.	The 1985 survey established National recognition for the 50th–85th percentiles and Presidential recognition at or above the 85th percentile.
2012 replacement	The former Physical Fitness Test became the Presidential Youth Fitness Program.	The archived White House announcement says the emphasis shifted from athletic performance toward health-related fitness.
Reestablished test and 2026 benchmarks	Choose one event in each of three categories: core, cardiorespiratory fitness, and upper-body strength.	Current White House rules require one qualifying result in all three categories for the Presidential benchmark and publish a separate National level.

Sources: the official HHS 50-year history, the archived 2012 White House announcement, and the current White House benchmark page.

National threshold provenance
Evidence	Verified value
Official source	Current White House fitness page
Source modified	2026-06-22T16:54:12Z
Retrieved	2026-08-01
Extraction location	National selector and embedded benchmark dataset on the current White House fitness page
Coverage	24 rows; 144 event values
National dataset SHA-256	`be807ea05525dbd3cc0114f294023c1f3cf752093a641f5c9d2d2c746cf35950`
Qualification rule	At least one selected National threshold must be met in each of the three published categories.

Reusable educator resources

Use these source-versioned resources for class preparation, independent verification, or citation.

Printable scoring sheetPrivacy-safe worksheet with the three required categories Download verified benchmark dataset48 rows, 288 values, CSV SHA-256 79448c66367f3089a550c951164b567723b9552407532dedfe47c1f841b613bd

The Presidential thresholds come from the White House PDF and are cross-checked against the current White House page. The National thresholds and the shared three-category qualification rule are present in the current page’s embedded benchmark data and interface.

Official sources, versions, and supported uses
Source	Version evidence	Use
White House Presidential Physical Fitness Test page	2026-06-22T16:54:12Z	Presidential thresholds, National thresholds, one target per category rule, recognition levels
Presidential Physical Fitness Test PDF	2026-05-05T13:20:47Z `SHA-256 942f287f2c617830d1ecd8a61edaf02ff3072fd15d32aad93e00815c111066b1`	Presidential thresholds, three-category rule, 17+ label
Executive order reestablishing the Presidential Fitness Test	2026-08-03	reestablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test, school-based fitness goals, Presidential Fitness Award program
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 50-year history	2026-08-03	1985 National School Population Fitness Survey, historical five-component test structure, historical percentile-based Presidential and National awards
Archived White House announcement of the 2012 Presidential Youth Fitness Program	2026-08-03	2012 replacement of the former Physical Fitness Test, shift toward health-related fitness assessment

Norms/calculation version: white-house-2026-06-22-source-v1. This independent calculator determines whether the entered results meet the published 2026 benchmark. Endura does not administer the test or issue an official award. The 17+ row is a published label, not a validated age-adjusted standard for all adults. No names, schools, birth dates, locations, or other child-identifying information are requested or shared.

The official sources use categorical Boys and Girls tables and do not publish an alternative mapping in these benchmark materials. This calculator reproduces those labels without collecting names, schools, dates of birth, or location.

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How to read your benchmark result

What the calculator measures

Inputs and calculation rules

Published qualification levels

Presidential standards and benchmark charts

Compatible benchmark-by-age charts

National standards by official group and age

Improvement-needed calculations

What counts for each test event

What changed from the earlier Presidential Fitness Test

Sources and calculation methodology

Reusable educator resources

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