title: Canadian musculoskeletal fitness norms.
abstract: The purpose of this report is to provide representative norms for measurements of musculoskeletal fitness (partial curl-ups, vertical jump, and leg power) for which Canadian norms are not currently available. Partial curl-ups, vertical jump, trunk flexion (sit and reach), grip strength, muscular endurance (push-ups), body mass index, and subcutaneous adiposity (sum of five skinfolds) were assessed, and leg power was calculated in 571 self-reportedly healthy participants (312 females and 259 males) aged 15-69 yr. The representativeness of the sample was confirmed by statistically comparing the fitness characteristics of the participants in the present study to those in the Canada Fitness Survey of 1981 and the Campbell's Survey of 1988. Normative data for partial curl-ups, vertical jump, and leg power were generated for males and females in six age groups (15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69) for use in fitness appraisal protocols for the Canadian population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology & Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gledhill
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Katzmarzyk
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jamnik
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Keir
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002170:Canada; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D016552:Ergometry; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D012885:Skinfold Thickness