Fitness knowledge, cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition of high school students

Summary Study aim: The purpose of this study was to determine if high school physical education seniors’ health-related fitness knowledge is related to their aerobic capacity and body composition. Material and methods: The FitSmart test assessed students (n = 171) health-related fitness knowledge. Aerobic capacity was calculated based on the students PACER score. Body Composition was measured using the Tanita TBF 300A body composition analyzer. Results: Aerobic fitness was a statistically significant predictor of exam score (β = 0.563, p < 0.001), but percent body fat was not (β = 0.185, p =0.074). Comparing the health-related fitness exam scores by the FITNESSGRAM classification system, students who were classified as Very Lean and High Risk for body composition had lower exam scores than those classified in the healthy fitness zone. Conclusions: The results confirmed previous findings that students have inadequate health-related fitness knowledge. Furthermore, the study extends these findings by identifying some associations of percent body fat and estimated VO2max to health-related fitness knowledge.

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Gender- and school-level correlates of growth in health-related fitness knowledge among US high-school students

Health Education Journal ◽

10.1177/0017896918785930 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 77 (8) ◽

pp. 927-938 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xihe Zhu ◽

Justin A Haegele

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Growth Rate ◽

High School Students ◽

Hierarchical Linear Model ◽

School Level ◽

Student Health ◽

School Students ◽

Knowledge Growth ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Related Fitness

Objective: Health-related fitness knowledge holds the potential for physical activity and behavioural changes. The purpose of this retrospective longitudinal study with retrospective data was (a) to examine high-school students’ health-related fitness knowledge growth through the 9th, 10th and 11th grades under one curriculum condition and (b) to examine gender- and school-level correlates of students’ health-related fitness knowledge and its rate of growth. Method: This study used existing data collected by school districts as they implemented the curriculum. Participants were students ( n = 9,883, 49.4% girls) from 40 high schools following the same curriculum. Health-related fitness knowledge performance was assessed annually for 3 years using an online platform. Potential student- and school-level correlates were collected. A three-level hierarchical linear model was used to examine student health-related fitness knowledge growth and its relation to gender- and school-level correlates. Results: The results showed that high-school student health-related fitness knowledge growth was linear during the 3-year period, with an estimated growth rate of 9.14 ± 1.40% per year under the curriculum condition. Girl students had a higher growth rate than boys, holding other factors constant. Other school-level variables were not significant predictors of health-related fitness knowledge. Conclusion: Overall, the curriculum context was conducive to student health-related knowledge growth. The different knowledge growth rate between boys and girls was a possible reason for gender discrepancy at the 11th grade.

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Effects of Health-Related Fitness Model to Improve Physical Fitness and Physical Activity in Vocational High School Students

International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences ◽

10.13189/saj.2021.090408 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 654-660

Author(s):

Sheila Dwi Loviani ◽

Yudha Munajat Saputra ◽

Nurlan Kusmaedi‪ ◽

Hamidie Ronald Daniel Ray ◽

Lutfi Nur‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Physical Fitness ◽

Vocational High School ◽

School Students ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Related Fitness

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Contribution of Physical Education and Sport to Health-Related Fitness in High School Students

Journal of School Health ◽

10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb00005.x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 25-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Michael W. Beets ◽

Kenneth H. Pitetti

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Physical Education ◽

School Students ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Related Fitness

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The effect of Zumba exercises on body composition, dynamic balance and functional fitness parameters in 15-17 years old women with high body mass index

Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports ◽

10.15561/26649837.2020.0303 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 118-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

I. Eroğlu Kolayiş ◽

P. Arol

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Composition ◽

High School Students ◽

Body Mass ◽

Body Fat ◽

Dynamic Balance ◽

High Body Mass Index ◽

School Students ◽

Functional Movement

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in body composition-dynamic balance and functional movement capacity of 60 female high school students with body mass index (BMI) over 24.9 before and after the eight-week zumba exercise program. Material: The study included 60 volunteer healthy young women whose body mass index was higher than 24.9 (mean age: 16.75 ± 0.43 years, mean weight: 75.99±10.91 kg, mean body fat: 36.83 ± 6.1%, BMI: 29.56 ± 4.12). The portable stadiometer Seca-213 was used to determine the lengths of the study group. TANITA-Bc 545 N Innerscan Segmental Body Composition Analyzer, “Y-Balance Test was implemented to determine the dynamic balance values for the lower and upper extremities, Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test was used to determine functional movement capacity. To determine the number of heart beats during zumba exercises, Polar M430 Heart Rate Monitor was used and a total of 24 zumba exercise sessions were conducted from three days a week for eight weeks. Results: According to the findings of the study, during the 8-week zumba training program, it is seen that it provided statistically significant improvement in total body weight loss (p=.000), BMI parameter (p=.000), body fat % (p=.002), FMS values (p=.000) and lower an upper extremity dynamic balance parameters (p=.000). Conclusions: It was found that the eight-week zumba training program had positive effects body composition values, functional mobility assessment results and dynamic balance parameters of high school students with a high body mass index of 15-17 years of age.

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Relationship Between Health-Related Fitness Knowledge, Physical Activity Intensity, and Activity Levels in High School Students

The Physical Educator ◽

10.18666/tpe-2021-v78-i4-10297 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 78 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Carol Wilkinson ◽

Keven Prusak

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Active Group ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Physical Activity Intensity ◽

School Students ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Health Related ◽

Health Related Fitness

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) and various intensity and activity levels of physical activity in male and female high school students. At the end of a Fitness for Life course, high school students (N = 280) completed a HRFK questionnaire and the Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire (Godin & Shephard, 1985). Pearson correlations were computed among physical activity levels (mild, moderate, and strenuous). A one-way MANOVA with appropriate follow-up univariate ANOVAs examined the effect of gender on physical activity intensity scores (total, healthy, and strenuous). A one-way ANOVA examined the difference in HRFK scores between the active group and the less active group. Results showed no significant correlation between HRFK and all physical activity scores. Females had higher HRFK scores and males had higher physical activity scores for all intensity levels. Ninety-two percent of all students were classified as active and males were more active than females. There was no significant difference in HRFK scores between the active group and the less active groups.

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Relationships Between Health-Related Fitness Knowledge, Perceived Competence, Self-Determination, and Physical Activity Behaviors of High School Students

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education ◽

10.1123/jtpe.2014-0095 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 27-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Liz Haslem ◽

Carol Wilkinson ◽

Kevin A. Prusak ◽

William F. Christensen ◽

Todd Pennington

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Perceived Competence ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

School Students ◽

Health Related ◽

Competence Motivation ◽

Health Related Fitness

The purpose of this study was (a) to test a hypothesized model of motivation within the context of conceptual physical education (CPE), and (b) to explore the strength and directionality of perceived competence for physical activity as a possible mediator for health-related fitness knowledge (HRFK) and physical activity behaviors. High school students (N = 280) at the end of a CPE course completed the following: Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire–2, Godin Leisure–Time Exercise Questionnaire, Perceived Competence Scale, and a HRFK Questionnaire. Structural equation modeling analysis was used to explore the relationships between the variables of HRFK, perceived competence, motivation, and physical activity. The analysis resulted in a modified model that showed a relationship between perceived competence and physical activity, mediated by introjected and identified regulation. A relationship also existed between HRFK and external regulation indicating students felt controlled. Suggested value-promoting activities could help students value concepts being taught.

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