SYSTEM FOR OBSERVING FITNESS INSTRUCTION TIME (SOFIT)

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

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 MVPA Interval MVPA Interval MVPA Interval MVPA Interval MVPA Interval MVPA
0:00 5:00 10:00 15:00 20:00 25:00
1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N
2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N
3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N
4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N
5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N
6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N
1:00 6:00 11:00 16:00 21:00 26:00
1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N
2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N
3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N
4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N
5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N
6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N
2:00 7:00 12:00 17:00 22:00 27:00
1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N
2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N
3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N
4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N
5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N
6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N
3:00 8:00 13:00 18:00 23:00 28:00
1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N
2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N
3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N
4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N
5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N
6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N
4:00 9:00 14:00 19:00 24:00 29:00
1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N 1 Y/N
2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N 2 Y/N
3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N 3 Y/N
4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N 4 Y/N
5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N 5 Y/N
6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N 6 Y/N
Total MVPA seconds: