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In the context of FitnessGram software, Sheldon, a physical fitness instructor, instructs his students to lie in a supine position on a mat, with knees bent at an angle of approximately 140°, feet flat on the floor, legs slightly apart, and arms straight and parallel to the trunk, with palms of hands resting on the mat. He asks them to curl up slowly until their fingertips reach the other side of the measuring strip placed on the floor. With this, Sheldon is trying to measure their _____.Multiple choice question.trunk extensor strength and flexibilityaerobic capacityupper body strength and enduranceabdominal strength and endurance

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In the context of FitnessGram software, Sheldon, a physical fitness instructor, instructs his students to lie in a supine position on a mat, with knees bent at an angle of approximately 140°, feet flat on the floor, legs slightly apart, and arms straight and parallel to the trunk, with palms of hands resting on the mat. He asks them to curl up slowly until their fingertips reach the other side of the measuring strip placed on the floor. With this, Sheldon is trying to measure their _____.Multiple choice question.trunk extensor strength and flexibilityaerobic capacityupper body strength and enduranceabdominal strength and endurance

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Sheldon is trying to measure their abdominal strength and endurance.

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