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Evidence for the Psychometric Properties of Component Test Items in the Eurofit Test Battery administered to Elite Schoolboy Rugby Union Players: A Test-retest Reliability Study

Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
Rugby is a popular sport and requires participants to have commensurate physical attributes for effective participation. One physical fitness test battery which enjoys extensive use contextually is the European Test of Physical Fitness (Eurofit). However,
Tafadzwa Mupondi, Tonderai Washington Shumba, Christiane Von Der Heiden, Farirai Kamba, Matthew Chiwaridzo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in Physical Fitness among High Grade Schoolgirls

Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2018
Research background and hypothesis. During the last five years Lithuanian long-term research related to the peculiarities of changes  in  physical fitness among 10-12 th -grade  schoolgirls has  not  been  found.
Oksana Smirnovienė, Rita Sadzevičienė, Edita Maciulevičienė   +2 more
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Gender Differences in Physical Fitness among Cameroonian School Children Aged 10 to 15 Years in Yaounde City [PDF]

International Journal of School Health, 2020
Background: The level of physical fitness indicates children’s health status and guides them towards sport branches. This crosssectional study aimed at determining the physical fitness of Cameroonian school-children aged 10 to 15 years in Yaounde city by
Wiliam Richard Guessogo, Jerson Mekoulou Ndongo, Peguy Brice Assomo-Ndemba, André Hamadou, Olivier Biassi, Chrislain Tsobgny-Panka, Georges Mbah, Samuel Honoré Mandengue, Abdou Temfemo   +8 more
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Nivel de desarrollo capacidades físicas coordinativas y su influencia en el desarrollo de la técnica del regate en el fútbol infantil

Revista Académica Internacional de Educación Física, 2023
El fútbol es el deporte más popular hoy en día dentro de la edad infantil, satisface las necesidades de movimiento, a su espíritu competitivo y es elegido por muchos como su pasatiempo favorito.
Heber Adbeel Herrera, Sandra Torres, Abril Zúñiga, Pedro Rosell   +3 more
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Strength in Young Italian Students: Results from Eurofit Test and Comparison Among European Data [PDF]

PJST, 2012
Strength in Young Italian Students: Results from Eurofit Test and Comparison Among European Data Introduction. The health-related benefits of physical activity are well known. Participation in a physical activity could improve social well-being, as well as physical and mental ...
Casolo, Francesco, Eid, Luca, Lovecchio, Nicola, Invernizzi, Pietro Luigi   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Physical performance of the students of music schools compared with reference values

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Introduction. Physical activity is the first method of treatment which prevents a great number of diseases. Material and methods. 393 students from randomly selected music schools in Poland and Germany were qualified for the study.
Mateusz Apanowicz
doaj   +3 more sources

Utility of the 6‐Min Walk Test for Assessing Physical Performance in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

Clinical Transplantation, Volume 39, Issue 1, January 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Physical performance capacity (PPC) of pediatric heart transplant (HT) recipients is reportedly low to normal, and longitudinal follow‐up of these patients is recommended. However, no recommendation for a follow‐up method is available.
Heidi Mäenpää, Tiina Ojala, Juuso Tainio, Jari Arokoski, Timo Jahnukainen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlates of Overweight in Children and Adolescents Living at Different Altitudes: The Peruvian Health and Optimist Growth Study

Journal of Obesity, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Background and Aim. Overweight prevalence in children and adolescents shows great variability which is related to individual‐level and environmental‐level factors. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight in Peruvian children and adolescents living at different altitudes. Methods. 8568 subjects, aged
Carla Santos, Alcibíades Bustamante, Donald Hedeker, Olga Vasconcelos, Rui Garganta, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, José Maia, Claire Stocker   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estudio comparativo del rendimiento académico y la actividad física en dos institutos de enseñanza secundaria de Andalucía (España)

Sport TK, 2015
Objetivo: Valorar si existe alguna relación entre el rendimiento académico y la condición física en un estudio realizado en dos centros educativos con características similares.
M. Villena Serrano, R. Castro López, R. Moreno Pulido, J. Cachon Zagalaz   +3 more
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Effects of physically active maths lessons on children's maths performance and maths‐related affective factors: Multi‐arm cluster randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 94, Issue 3, Page 839-861, September 2024.
Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) may benefit academic performance, but it is unclear what kind of classroom‐based PA is optimal for learning. Aim We studied the effects of physically active maths lessons on children's maths performance and maths‐related effects, and whether gender and previous mathematical or motor skills modify these effects.
Heidi J. Syväoja, Sirpa Sneck, Tuomas Kukko, Piritta Asunta, Pekka Räsänen, Helena Viholainen, Janne Kulmala, Harto Hakonen, Tuija H. Tammelin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source