scholarly journals Body composition and physical fitness in Colombian high school students from Ibagué

Biomédica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constanza Palomino-Devia ◽  
José Antonio González-Jurado ◽  
Carlos Alberto Ramos-Parraci

Introducción. La composición corporal y otros componentes de la condición física han demostrado ser importantes indicadores de la condición de salud.Objetivo. Analizar la composición corporal y la condición física de escolares colombianos de educación secundaria y media de las instituciones oficiales de Ibagué, estudiar las diferencias por sexo y edad, y establecer la correlación entre algunas variables.Materiales y métodos. Participaron 1.253 estudiantes (601 hombres y 652 mujeres), con un rango de edad entre los 10 y los 20 años. Se aplicaron las pruebas físicas de la batería ALPHA-Fitness en su versión extendida. Se evaluó el índice de masa corporal (IMC), el perímetro de la cintura y el porcentaje de grasa.Resultados. Se encontraron diferencias por sexo en las variables estudiadas, con mayor IMC y porcentaje de grasa en las mujeres que en los hombres (20,6 Vs. 19,4 kg/m2 y 26,1 Vs. 16,8 %, respectivamente); sin embargo, el perímetro de cintura fue mayor en los hombres (69,6 cm Vs. 67,9 cm), aunque ellos registraron mejor rendimiento en el resto de pruebas físicas (p<0,05). En ambos sexos la edad se asoció con aumentos del IMC (p<0,05) y, en las mujeres, con el porcentaje de grasa (p<0,05), lo que no ocurrió en los hombres, en quienes la edad se asoció inversamente con la grasa corporal (p<0,05). En el resto de las pruebas físicas, la edad se asoció positivamente con el rendimiento en ambos sexos, excepto en el consumo máximo de oxígeno (VO2 máx). Se hallaron correlaciones entre algunas de las variables estudiadas.Conclusiones. La adiposidad fue significativamente mayor en las mujeres que en los hombres (p<0,05). Los hombres tuvieron mejores niveles de capacidad aeróbica, musculoesquelética y motora.

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-827
Author(s):  
Park Jaebum ◽  
엄혜성 ◽  
김유겸 ◽  
Jooeun Ahn ◽  
MOON HYO YOUL

Author(s):  
Galih Prasetyo ◽  
Suroto ◽  
Dwi Cahyo Kartiko

The purpose of this research is to improve physical fitness which is one of the goals of physical education in Indonesia while also improving the nutritional status of Surabaya vocational high school students. This research uses the treatment of physical activity 3 times a week in 2 months as a task in physical education to improve physical fitness and nutrional status on the sample of this research. Research design uses quasi experimental design with metode non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. Research data was obtained as follows: data processing result on experiment group show that physical activity to VO2max got significant score based calculating using SPSS of 0,00 and physical activity to nutrional status got sig. of 0,60. Whereas in the control group, physical actifity got sig. of 0.20 to VO2max and sig. to 0.11 on nutrional status. Based on the above analysis it can be concluded that physical activity has a significant effect on physical fitness but physical activity has no significant effect on nutrional status to Surabaya vocational high school students.


Author(s):  
José Manuel Martínez Vicente ◽  
Isabel María Ángeles Segura

Abstract:The evaluation of vocational and professional interests is considered one of the important aspects in education secondary students for their future decision making. Thus, the objective of this study is to have a current view of how they are configured vocational and professional interests in secondary students in Spain. This Questionnaire for Vocational and Professional EXPLORE (Martinez-Vicente & Santamaría, 2013) to a sample of 3123 high school students and high school applied. The results obtained indicate that there are sex differences in the elections. While women marked preference for Social - Welfare - Artistic and Creative fields in the two men chosen fields are the Technical and Business -Owner - Persuasiavo. In the analysis of the indices of consistency and differentiation women are more consistent than men and differentiation is also higher for them.Keywords: Behavior vocational, vocational choice, vocational and professional interests, Vocational Counseling, Skills, Personality, Self-efficacy.Resumen:La evaluación de los intereses vocacionales y profesionales se considera uno de los aspectos importante en alumnos de educación Secundaria de cara a su futura toma de decisiones. Así pues, el objetivo del presente estudio es tener una visión actual de cómo están configurados los intereses vocacionales y profesionales en alumnos de educación secundaria en España. Para ello se aplicó el Cuestionario para la Orientación Vocacional y Profesional EXPLORA (Martínez-Vicente y Santamaría, 2013) a una muestra de 3123 alumnos de secundaria y Bachillerato. Los resultados obtenidos permiten concluir que existen diferencias de sexo en las elecciones. Mientras que las mujeres marcan preferencia por los campos Social-Asistencial y Artistico-Creativo, en los hombres los dos campos más elegidos son el Técnico-Manual y el Empresarial-Persuasivo. En los análisis de los índices de consistencia y diferenciación las mujeres son más consistentes que los hombres y la diferenciación también es mayor a favor de ellas.Palabras claves: Conducta vocacional, Elección vocacional, Intereses vocacionales y profesionales, Asesoramiento vocacional, Habilidades, Personalidad, Autoeficacia.


2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Marie Weemer ◽  
Olabode Ayodele

The health benefits of physical activity are empirically supported and well accepted. However, the relationship between physical activity, physical fitness, and academic performance remains to be clearly established. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement among a sample of Illinois high school students. Analyses were based on the 2016–2017 school year Archival Fitnessgram physical fitness test scores and cumulative GPAs of ninth- through twelfth-grade students (N = 371). Pearson correlation assessed the relationship between physical fitness and academic performance. Multiple linear regression predicted students’ academic achievement. There was a positive association between total fitness and academic achievement, although not statistically significant, r (369) = .002, p = .49. The regression prediction model was statistically significant (p < .001) and accounted for approximately 25% of the variance in academic achievement (R2 = .256, adjusted R2 = .246). Academic achievement was predicted by total number of absences and gender, and to a lesser extent by socio­economic status, the curl-up, and ethnicity. The findings of this study suggest a positive association between physical fitness and academic achievement. These results are potentially relevant to the development of future education policies. Thus, policy makers, school administrators, and educators must use the knowledge gained in this study, along with existing research, as evidence to emphasize the importance of the fitness–academic link, to further support the need for quality physical education curriculum and mandated physical fitness testing.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6005
Author(s):  
Liang Shen ◽  
Joonyoung Lee ◽  
Changzhou Chen ◽  
Tao Zhang

Previous research evidence showed deficient physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) performance levels among high school students. Personal goal orientations motivate their behavior; therefore, it is essential to discover high school students’ goal orientations in PA and PF. Guided by the latest 3 × 2 achievement goal model, we examined the influence of six goal orientations on PA and PF in high school students. A total of 792 high school students in China (54.5% girls; Mage = 16.93 ± 0.82) completed validated measurements assessing 3 × 2 goal orientations for PA and PF. Stepwise multiple regression analyses were used to analyze whether 3 × 2 achievement goal orientations significantly influenced the study variables. Other-approach, self-approach, and task-avoidance goals significantly predicted PA, and the 50-meter dash was predicted by other-approach and self-avoidance goals. The self-approach goal was the only significant predictor of the standing long jump. In conclusion, fostering self- and other-approach-oriented environments with developmentally appropriate content in physical education may have implications for enhancing high school students’ PA and PF.


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