Physical fitness of elementary and secondary school students in the Pardubice Region

Authors

  • Jaroslav Kubricht

Keywords:

Unifittest, physical fitness, motor skills, somatic parameters, Pardubice Region

Abstract

The aim of the presented study was to verify the declining level of physical fitness in students comparing analysed data with the data of the previous pilot research study. To provide measures in   larger sample of probands as in the pilot study was focused and supported of a Pardubice Region. In total 432 probands (228 females and 204 males) of the fourth class of the primary schools and 141 probands (71 females, 70 males) of the first class of secondary schools from Pardubice Region were measured using the test battery UNIFITTEST (6-60). The measured results show that the overall physical fitness of probands is below the average level and the amount of subcutaneous fat is significantly higher due to a population norm. At the same time there has been a decline in physical fitness compared with the previous research from 2010.

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13-07-2017

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Kubricht, J. (2017). Physical fitness of elementary and secondary school students in the Pardubice Region. Acta Salus Vitae, 5(1), 31–44. Retrieved from https://odborne.casopisy.palestra.cz/index.php/actasalusvitae/article/view/119

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Acta Salus Vitae

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