Relationships between physical fitness and observed weekly levels of physical activity of the children aged 9 and 10 years

Session

Sport, Health and Society

Description

Aim: insufficient physical activity has become a growing problem among the overall population, especially among children. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the weekly level of physical activity with the physical fitness of younger school-age children. Methods: the study involved 52 children aged 9 and 10 years. President’s Challenge battery was used, containing pull-ups, curl-ups, V-sit reach, and shuttle run. Subscapular, abdominal, triceps, and thigh skinfold thickness was also taken. Physical activity level was obtained using an adapted version of the PAQ-C (The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children). Results: The results revealed that 17.31% of the children were obese and 11.54% were overweight. It was also determined that 52% and 48% of the subjects belong to low and high-level, PA groups, respectively. The differences between the groups were found in thigh skinfold (p=.008) and marginally in BMI (p=.054) but not in the motor tests. Research revealed only a weak to moderate association between weekly PA level and physical fitness. Conclusion: Physical fitness of younger school-age children from current sample is not affected by level of PA because children involvement in PA is not sufficient.

Keywords:

physical fitness, physical activity, obesity

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-982-15-3

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

25-10-2024 9:00 AM

End Date

27-10-2024 6:00 PM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.248

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Relationships between physical fitness and observed weekly levels of physical activity of the children aged 9 and 10 years

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Aim: insufficient physical activity has become a growing problem among the overall population, especially among children. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the weekly level of physical activity with the physical fitness of younger school-age children. Methods: the study involved 52 children aged 9 and 10 years. President’s Challenge battery was used, containing pull-ups, curl-ups, V-sit reach, and shuttle run. Subscapular, abdominal, triceps, and thigh skinfold thickness was also taken. Physical activity level was obtained using an adapted version of the PAQ-C (The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children). Results: The results revealed that 17.31% of the children were obese and 11.54% were overweight. It was also determined that 52% and 48% of the subjects belong to low and high-level, PA groups, respectively. The differences between the groups were found in thigh skinfold (p=.008) and marginally in BMI (p=.054) but not in the motor tests. Research revealed only a weak to moderate association between weekly PA level and physical fitness. Conclusion: Physical fitness of younger school-age children from current sample is not affected by level of PA because children involvement in PA is not sufficient.