title: [BOUGE-fitness test battery: health-related field-based fitness tests assessment in children and adolescents].
abstract: Physical fitness is an important determinant of global health in children and adolescents. Key components of physical fitness include cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility, speed, and muscular and endurance strength. The school environment provides a great opportunity to assess the physical fitness level in children and adolescents. The french national program "Bouge... Une priorité pour ta santé! "(Move ... A priority for your health!) aims to assess the physical fitness of children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years old in French schools. The aim of this paper is to describe the interest to assess different health-related physical fitness components. It presents the chosen tests within said battery for children and adolescents and explains how the battery was conceived. The health-related physical fitness tests included in "BOUGE" were chosen for their validity, reliability, low cost and feasibility for all schools.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanhelst
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Béghin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Czaplicki
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ulmer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012574:Schools; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000458:organization & administration