Fitness test profiles in children aged 8-12 years old in Granada (Spain)
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| Title: | Fitness test profiles in children aged 8-12 years old in Granada (Spain) |
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| Authors: | Cepero González, Mar | López, Ricardo | Suárez Llorca, Concepción | Andreu, Eliseo | Rojas Ruiz, Francisco Javier |
| Research Group/s: | Grupo de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Docencia Universitaria (GIDU) |
| Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas |
| Keywords: | Body composition | Physical fitness | Health | Eurofit | Childhood |
| Knowledge Area: | Educación Física y Deportiva |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2011 |
| Publisher: | Universidad de Alicante. Área de Educación Física y Deporte |
| Citation: | CEPERO GONZÁLEZ, Mar, et al. “Fitness test profiles in children aged 8-12 years old in Granada (Spain)”. Journal of human sport and exercise [en línea]. Vol. 6, No. 1 (March 2011), ISSN 1988-5202, pp. 135-145. http://www.jhse.ua.es/index.php/jhse/article/viewArticle/195 [consulta: 31 marzo 2011] |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to determine the effects of physical education in body composition and health-related fitness among boys and girls aged 8 to 12 years old in Granada (Spain) in a longitudinal, randomized study of 5 months. 106 children (49 boys and 57 girls) between 8 and 12 years old completed the study. They were healthy students of the public schools and no history of formal exercise training. Subjects were tested (body composition and health-related fitness, measured by EUROFIT) at baseline and at week 20. After 5 months of study, girls showed more fat mass than boys (p<0.05) and boys was more height than girls (p<0.05). Health-related fitness showed differences by gender only in slalom (boys vs. girls (p<0.05)). The results of body composition and health-related fitness revealed that the physical activity at school is not sufficient to support an ideal level of health-related fitness. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/16878 |
| ISSN: | 1988-5202 |
| DOI: | 10.4100/jhse.2011.61.15 |
| Language: | eng |
| Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Peer Review: | si |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2011.61.15 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal of Human Sport and Exercise - 2011, Vol. 6, No. 1 INV - GIDU - Artículos de Revistas INV - GICAFD - Artículos de Revistas INV - KINEJUDAM - Artículos de Revistas |
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