scholarly journals Development of smartphone application for personalized physical fitness education for university students in COVID-19 pandemic era

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adang Suherman ◽  
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Kuston Sultoni ◽  
Jajat Jajat ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Smartphone Application ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Fitness Education ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Online Distance Learning ◽  
Online Distance

Online distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic can impact decreasing physical activity and increasing sedentary behaviour, leading to the reduced physical fitness of students. The research aims to develop an android application (app) to assist students in developing physical fitness independently. Four stages of development have been carried out to create the Mahasiswa Bugar application. The advantages of the Mahasiswa Bugar app are as a guide to measuring physical fitness that can be done by students themselves and based on existing literature. Physical fitness test items guided through this application are health-related fitness, body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and endurance, and flexibility, including features for feedback, history or recording of test results and training program. The results of the quasi-experiment show that the percentage of student involvement in vigorous physical activity has increased. Although the fit student android application's socialization did not significantly impact increasing the intensity of physical activity and motivation to train, this application could be a solution for students in fostering physical fitness independently during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction to the Brockport Physical Fitness Test Technical Manual

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-322 ◽  
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.

Relationship between Physical Activity and Health-Related Physical Fitness in 16-Year-Old Boys

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (80) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Rutkauskaitė ◽  
Arūnas Emeljanovas ◽  
Vida Volbekienė ◽  
Rita Sadzevičienė ◽  
Edita Maciulevičienė ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Vertical Jump ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Jump Test ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Short And Long Term

Research background and hypothesis. It is well established that regular physical activity (PA) has many short- and long-term benefi ts for children’s health. Physically active children are more physically fi t than their physically inactive counterparts. Insuffi cient physical fi tness of adolescents is one of the risk factors for chronic diseases and has a tendency to be carried over into adulthood. Research aim was to examine health-related physical fi tness in low, moderate and vigorous physical activity categories among 16-year-old schoolboys.Research methods. The participants were 155 healthy schoolboys of the 10 th  grade from secondary schools of Kaunas (Lithuania). Their physical activity was measured by a modifi ed short form of the International PA Questionnaire (IPAQ) (Craig et al., 2003). The respondents were divided in three PA categories: high (vigorous) (VPA) (n = 43), moderate (MPA) (n = 63), and low (LPA) (n = 49). Physical fi tness tests were performed to measure participants’ fl exibility (by sit-and-reach test) (Eurofi t, 1993), power (by vertical jump test), and muscular strength and endurance (by modifi ed push-up test) (Suni et al., 1994). Research results. There were no signifi cant differences between the boys in different PA groups in respect of anthropometrical and body composition parameters (p > 0.05). The results of health-related physical fi tness tests were signifi cantly better of the VPA group boys (p < 0.05). The total volume of PA correlated with all health-related physical fi tness components that were measured (r = 0.23–0.38, p < 0.01). Discusion and conclussions. We may conclude that health-related physical fi tness is positively related to the total amount of physical activity in 16-year-old schoolboys.Keywords: frequency, duration, intensity, volume, physical activity, physical fitness.

scholarly journals The Association between Health-Related Fitness and Physical Activity during Weekdays: Do Fit Students Exercise More after School?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dehong Yang ◽  
Xihe Zhu ◽  
Justin A. Haegele ◽  
Patrick B. Wilson ◽  
Xueping Wu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
After School ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Related Fitness

Physically active students are more likely to be fit and learn better in school than sedentary ones. For school-aged children, it is unclear whether physical fitness level is an important determinant for student’s activity afterschool. This study examined the association between health-related physical fitness test performance and afterschool physical activity during weekdays. Participants (n = 97, 11–13 years old) completed health-related fitness tests. They wore Actigraph GT3X accelerometers for five consecutive days, recording physical activity participation during after school hours. Descriptive statistics for both afterschool physical activity and health-related fitness were summarized. Regression analyses were conducted to determine the association between variables. Participants spent most of their afterschool hours participating in sedentary behaviors (274.27 ± 66.89 min) and light physical activity (73.68 ± 51.66 min), and only 11.35 ± 16.92 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), accumulating approximately 2058.52 ± 1690.56 steps each day afterschool. The regression model explained 22.8% of the variance in afterschool MVPA, and Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) scores were the only statistically significant predictor (β = 0.47, p < 0.01). Fit students do tend to exercise more after school. Promoting physical fitness in school is an important factor for students’ afterschool physical activity participation during weekdays.

Conceptual Framework for the Brockport Physical Fitness Test

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-332 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals The Case for Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Owens ◽  
Riley Galloway ◽  
Bernard Gutin
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Light Physical Activity ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Function Potential

Although it is widely recognized that regular physical activity is associated with a variety of health-related benefits in youths, the extent to which vigorous physical activity, as opposed to moderate or light physical activity, may be especially beneficial for youths is not completely understood. This review will examine the evidence for the efficacy of vigorous physical activity for promoting the well-being of youths as indicated by body composition, physical fitness, cardiometabolic biomarkers, and cognitive function. Potential caveats associated with the promotion of vigorous physical activity among youths will also be discussed, as will the inclusion of vigorous physical activity in current recommendations by national organizations for physical activity among youths.

The association between physical fitness and mathematics scores in elementary schools in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
Dinar Dinangsit ◽  
Tatang Muhtar ◽  
Yogi Akin
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Mathematics Scores ◽  
Test Items ◽  
And Mathematics

A continual pressure within the educational system in Indonesia to focus on high levels of academic achievement is a major barrier to implementing an effective physical education curriculum in Indonesia. The conflict between the implementation of a movement based approach (MBA) and a sport based approach (SBA) presents another continuing problem. The current approach leads more to an orientation towards the acquisition of sport skills rather than the attainment of objectives of cognitive development. This study is aimed to reveal the association between the physical fitness and academic achievement of children in Sumedang, West Java. Four physical fitness test items and a specially constructed mathematics test were administered to 265 children from grades four and five. The ability of performance on the physical fitness tests to predict performance in mathematics was calculated by linear multipleregression analysis. The findings revealed that there was a significant association, although low, between the physical fitness components and mathematics achievement. Sit ups and squat jumps showed low partial correlations and the relationships for push ups and the 400 metre run were negative Limitations in the ability of the children to perform the tests were suggested as an explanation for the mixed results. It was argued that this weakness served to emphasise the importance of giving greater priority to physical education and the quality of its teaching within the school curriculum.

scholarly journals Relationship between Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2702
Author(s):  
Manuel Ávila-García ◽  
María Esojo-Rivas ◽  
Emilio Villa-González ◽  
Pablo Tercedor ◽  
Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Higher sedentary time and lower physical activity (PA) are associated with a poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children. The aims of this study were: (1) to analyze the sedentary time, objectively measured PA levels (light, moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)), and HRQoL dimensions (physical well-being, emotional well-being, self-esteem, family, friends, school, and total score) in children; and (2) to examine the association between sedentary time, PA levels, and HRQoL in children separately by sex. A total of 459 children (8.4 ± 0.4 years old, 50.54% males) from 15 schools in Granada (Spain) participated in the study. A tri-axial accelerometer was used to measure PA levels in the children for 7 consecutive days. The Revidierter KINDer Lebensqualitätsfragebogen (KINDL-R) questionnaire was used to determine the children’s HRQoL dimensions. The results showed that males presented more minutes engaged in MVPA than females. Both sedentary time and PA levels were associated with self-esteem and total score (all p < 0.05). In males, moderate and vigorous PA levels were associated with higher HRQoL, whereas light PA was associated with higher HRQoL in females. Future studies should take into account the use of activities with difference intensities in order to increase HRQoL in males and females.

A Comparison of the Physical Fitness of Nonretarded and Mildly Mentally Retarded Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Winnick ◽  
Francis X. Short
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Level Of Significance

In order to compare their physical fitness, the UNIQUE Physical Fitness Test was administered to 203 retarded and nonretarded subjects with cerebral palsy from both segregated and integrated settings throughout the United States. The test was administered to subjects between the ages of 10 and 17 by professional persons prepared as field testers. Subjects were free from multiple handicapping conditions other than mild mental retardation and cerebral palsy. Regardless of intellectual classification, older subjects significantly exceeded the performance of younger subjects on dominant grip strength. Regardless of intellectual classification, older subjects significantly exceeded the scores of younger subjects on the softball throw and flexed arm hang. No significant differences between retarded and nonretarded subjects at the .01 level of significance were found on any of the test items on the UNIQUE test. The factor structures of both retarded and nonretarded groups were identical with regard to the items that loaded on specific physical fitness factors.

The Influence of Visual Impairment on Physical Fitness Test Performance

1986 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
pp. 729-731
Author(s):  
Francis X. Short ◽  
Joseph P. Winnick
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Partially Sighted

The Project UNIQUE Physical Fitness Test was administered to 686 normally sighted and 484 visually impaired subjects in the 10-17 age range. Significant differences favoring the normally sighted were found for each of the six test items. The severity of the visual impairment was a significant factor on the two running items. Partially sighted subjects made better scores than legally blind subjects on the 50-yard dash and long-distance run. No significant differences between partially sighted and blind subjects were found for the non-running items in the test battery (skinfolds, grip strength, sit-ups and sit and reach). Findings suggested that, depending upon the purpose of the assessment, physical fitness test scores of the visually impaired generally should be compared to specially designed norms and that, on the running items, separate norms should be utilized for the blind and partially sighted.

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