Survey of Physical Fitness Level for Elementary and Junior High School Student in Palembang

This study aims to determine the physical fitness level of elementary and junior high school students in Palembang. This study was a descriptive study; the method used is survey method with test and measurement techniques. The samples are 46 elementary school students from grades 5 and 6 aged 10-12 years and 46 junior high school students aged 13-15 years in Palembang. The instrument used in this study is using the bleeP Physical Freshness test. Data analysis techniques using quantitative descriptive analysis. The result showed that the physical fitness level of elementary and junior high school students in Palembang are: 2.08 % is excellent, 4.16 % is good, 4.16 % is average, 8.33 % is fair, and 81.25 % are poor. the physical fitness level of elementary and junior high school students in Palembang are: 8.69 % is excellent, 4.35 % is good, 23.91 % are average, 8.69 % is fair, 54.35 % are poor. Based on the test results, we can conclude that the physical fitness of elementary school students in Palembang categorized poor, while the junior high school student physical fitness category fair. It is suggested to each school both elementary and junior high school can improve the physical fitness of students with extracurricular activities in accordance with the interests of students at least 3 times a week.