SYSTEM FOR OBSERVING FITNESS INSTRUCTION TIME (SOFIT)

Date:
Teacher:

Julio Cervantes
Modified SOFIT Form enables researchers, teachers, and supervisors to make
judgments about physical education lessons. Every 10 seconds you will record whether
one student spent 5+ seconds in MVPA (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity).

Evaluator:
Pedometer #:

MVPA includes walking with a purpose, bending, stretching to reach,

catching, throwing, balancing (if done for more than 5 seconds within each
10 sec interval)

Interval
0:00
1
2
3
4
5
6
1:00
1
2
3
4
5
6
2:00
1
2
3
4
5
6
3:00
1
2
3
4
5
6
4:00
1
2
3
4
5
6

MVPA Interval
5:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
6:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
7:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
8:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
9:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6

MVPA Interval
10:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
11:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
12:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
13:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
14:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6

MVPA Interval
15:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
16:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
17:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
18:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
19:00
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6

MVPA Interval
MVPA Interval
20:00
25:00
Y/N
1 Y/N
Y/N
2 Y/N
Y/N
3 Y/N
Y/N
4 Y/N
Y/N
5 Y/N
Y/N
6 Y/N
21:00
26:00
Y/N
1 Y/N
Y/N
2 Y/N
Y/N
3 Y/N
Y/N
4 Y/N
Y/N
5 Y/N
Y/N
6 Y/N
22:00
27:00
Y/N
1 Y/N
Y/N
2 Y/N
Y/N
3 Y/N
Y/N
4 Y/N
Y/N
5 Y/N
Y/N
6 Y/N
23:00
28:00
Y/N
1 Y/N
Y/N
2 Y/N
Y/N
3 Y/N
Y/N
4 Y/N
Y/N
5 Y/N
Y/N
6 Y/N
24:00
29:00
Y/N
1 Y/N
Y/N
2 Y/N
Y/N
3 Y/N
Y/N
4 Y/N
Y/N
5 Y/N
Y/N
6 Y/N
Total MVPA seconds:

MVPA
1
2
3
4
5
6

Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

1
2
3
4
5
6

Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

1
2
3
4
5
6

Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

1
2
3
4
5
6

Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

1
2
3
4
5
6

Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

320 Seconds BEWTEEN TWO STUDENTS!