Health-Related Physical Fitness of Rural and Urban Boys in Relation to the Criterion-Referenced Standards

Desenvolveu-se este estudo com três propósitos principais: a) comparar a aptidão física relacionada à saúde (AFRS) entre os rapazes rurais e urbanos; b) verificar se ocorre associação entre o nível de atividade (NAF: inativo, moderadamente ativo, ativo e muito ativo) e a AFRS, por domicílio; c) verificar qual a proporção dos classificados como inativos, moderadamente ativos, ativos e muito ativos que atinge os critérios de referência para uma recomendada AFRS, por domicílio. Mensurou-se 101 rapazes rurais e 130 urbanos, voluntários, com idades entre 17 e 20 anos. O NAF foi estimado através do questionário desenvolvido por Pate (1995), traduzido e adaptado por Nahas (2001). A AFRS foi medida e analisada seguindo a AAHPERD (1988). As variáveis com distribuição normal foram analisadas através da estatística F (p < 0,05) e as sem distribuição normal através do teste de Kruskal-Wallis (p < 0,05). Os resultados obtidos possibilitam concluir que: os rapazes rurais possuem uma AFRS significativamente (p < 0,05) melhor que a dos urbanos; a associação entre o NAF e a AFRS é de baixa magnitude; dos rapazes rurais e urbanos classificados como inativos e moderadamente ativos nulas e/ou mínimas são as proporções deles que atendem os critérios de referência no conjunto dos componentes da AFRS; já, dos classificados como ativos e muito ativos as proporções são maiores, porém não ultrapassando 20%

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Health-related physical fitness and sociodemographic factors: a study with schoolchildren from Santa Cruz do Sul - RS

Cinergis ◽

10.17058/cinergis.v17i2.7780 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Cézane Priscila Reuter ◽

Rodrigo Doern ◽

Cristiane Fernanda da Silva ◽

Kelin Cristina Marques ◽

Letícia Welser ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Santa Cruz ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Present Cross Sectional Study ◽

Fitness Indicators ◽

Health Related ◽

Fitness And Health

The present cross-sectional study aims to verify a possible association between health-related physical fitness indicators and sociodemographic factors in schoolchildren of Santa Cruz do Sul - RS. The subjects investigated were 1,254 schoolchildren (686 females) aged between 7 and 17 years from rural and urban schools. Evaluation of children’s and adolescents’ physical fitness and health was performed by the following tests (recommended by Sport Brazil Project): abdominal resistance, flexibility, body mass index (BMI) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). The results show, with respect to flexibility, that being within a health risk zone is more prevalent among male students (PR: 1.15; p

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Criterion Referenced Standards for Neurornuscular Physical Fitness Tests: An Analysis

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.4.1.10 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 10-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Sharon Ann Plowman

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Expert Opinion ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Normative Data ◽

Physical Fitness Test ◽

Fitness Tests ◽

Health Related ◽

Criterion Referenced

This paper analyzes the determination of the criterion referenced standards for the neuromuscular physical fitness items (sit-ups, sit-and-reach, and pullups) typically included in health related physical fitness test batteries for children and adolescents. Criterion referenced standards should be linked to some specific status on a health criterion that represents an absolute desirable level of that characteristic. Three techniques used to determine and/or validate criterion referenced standards are discussed: the use of empirical data with an established criterion test, the use of empirical data with instructed versus uninstructed groups, and the use of normative data and expert judgment. It is concluded that the existing criterion referenced standards have been derived exclusively from normative data and expert opinion. It remains unknown as to the meaning of these standards in relation to desirable and absolute levels of health.

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Introduction to the Brockport Physical Fitness Test Technical Manual

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly ◽

10.1123/apaq.22.4.315 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 315-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joseph P. Winnick

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Technical Information ◽

Federal Grant ◽

Physical Fitness Test ◽

Fitness Test ◽

Test Items ◽

Criterion Referenced Test ◽

Health Related ◽

American Schools ◽

Criterion Referenced

Health-related criterion-referenced physical fitness has developed into an important domain for all youngsters in American schools. Although considered important for youngsters with or without disabilities, much less attention has been given to measuring and assessing health-related physical fitness of youngsters with disabilities. The Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) was developed as a healthrelated criterion- referenced test of fitness as a part of a federal grant entitled Project Target: Criterion-Referenced Physical Fitness Standards for Adolescents with Disabilities. This special issue of the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) presents the conceptual framework for the BPFT and the technical information used as a basis for the selection of test items and standards associated with the test. Technical information is presented in separate articles covering aerobic functioning, body composition, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility/range of motion. This first article introduces the reader to health-related fitness testing, Project Target, the BPFT, the general organization of information in this issue, and key contributors to Project Target and the development of the BPFT.

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Health-Related Motor Testing of Children in Primary School: A Systematic Review of Criterion-Referenced Standards

Children ◽

10.3390/children8111046 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (11) ◽

pp. 1046

Author(s):

Paulina Köster ◽

Andreas Hohmann ◽

Claudia Niessner ◽

Maximilian Siener

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Reference Group ◽

Motor Competence ◽

Test Items ◽

Motor Test ◽

Motor Testing ◽

Health Related ◽

Criterion Referenced

Being physically fit in younger years prevents several diseases in the presence as well as in the life course. Therefore, monitoring physical fitness and motor competence through motor testing is essential for determining developmental status and identifying health-related risks. The main objectives of this systematic review were (1) to identify currently available health-related criterion-referenced standards and cut-off points for physical fitness and motor competence test items, (2) to frame the methodological background on setting health-related criterion-referenced standards and (3) to give implications for a health-related evaluation system for physical fitness and motor competence tests. The electronic data base search (PubMed, Web of Science and SURF) yielded 2062 records in total and identified six empirical studies reporting cut-off points of motor test items for children (7–10 years), as well as 30 methodological papers discussing determination approaches to health-related criterion-referenced standards. Data collection, selection and analyses followed the PRISMA guidelines. Health-related motor test standards need to be gender- and age-specific but should refer to an absolute cut-off point rather than to relative performance in the reference group. Due to the lack of data on health-related criterion referenced standards, receiver-operating-characteristic (ROC) curves provide a tool for the determination of cut-off points and criterion referenced standards for physical fitness and motor competence tests. A standardized approach forms the fundamental base for a globally applicable evaluation of health-related fitness tests.

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Conceptual Framework for the Brockport Physical Fitness Test

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly ◽

10.1123/apaq.22.4.323 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 323-332 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Joseph P. Winnick ◽

Francis X. Short

Keyword(s):

Physical Fitness ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Fitness Testing ◽

Physical Fitness Test ◽

Fitness Test ◽

Test Items ◽

Health Related ◽

Physical Fitness Testing ◽

Criterion Referenced ◽

Selection Of

In this manuscript, the conceptual framework for the Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) is presented. The framework provides the basis for the selection of test items and standards to assess health-related physical fitness of youngsters with disabilities. The framework defines and describes the relationships among health, physical activity, and health-related physical fitness and presents the process used for personalizing health-related criterion-referenced physical fitness testing and assessment for youngsters with disabilities.

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The History of FITNESSGRAM®

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.3.s2.s5 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 3 (s2) ◽

pp. S5-S20 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Sharon A. Plowman ◽

Charles L. Sterling ◽

Charles B. Corbin ◽

Marilu D. Meredith ◽

Gregory J. Welk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Educational Assessment ◽

Report Card ◽

Software Program ◽

Health Related ◽

History Of ◽

Fitness Criterion ◽

Criterion Referenced ◽

Pedagogical Research

Initially designed by Charles L. Sterling as a physical fitness “report card” FITNESSGRAM® / ACTIVITYGRAM® is now an educational assessment and reporting software program. Based on physiological/epidemiological, behavioral, and pedagogical research, FITNESSGRAM is committed to health-related physical fitness, criterion-referenced standards, an emphasis on physical activity including behavioral based recognitions, and the latest in technology. The evolution of these major concepts is described in this history of FITNESSGRAM.

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