Citation

Petroski EL, Silva AF, Rodrigues AB, Pelegrini A. Rev. Salud Publica 2011; 13(2): 219-228.

Vernacular Title

Aptidao fisica relacionada a saude em adolescentes brasileiros residentes em

Affiliation

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Instituto de Salud en el Tropico)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22030880

Abstract

Objective Evaluating health-related, physical fitness (HRPF) in adolescents from a town having a medium/low Human Development Index (HDI). Methods This was a descriptive study involving 627 adolescents (266 boys and 361 girls) from public schools aged 14 to 17. Anthropometric measurements were obtained and the students were given motor tests analysed according to the cut-off points suggested by US Physical Best fitness standards (1988). Results Low physical fitness was observed amongst the students being studied, thereby presenting a health risk in terms of flexibility (40.8 %), muscle strength/endurance (98.5 %) and cardio respiratory fitness (35.4 %); 25 % of the students did not fulfil the body composition criteria. Overall classification in the three motor tests revealed a high percentage of students from both genders (boys: 99.6 % and girls: 100 %) who did not fulfil the preestablished criteria for having a satisfactory level of physical fitness. Conclusion The results indicated that implementing intervention aimed at the school-age population having poor HRPF is of fundamental importance.

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