Cardiorespiratory endurance in relation to body mass in Polish rural children: Preliminary report.
Physical fitness is generally viewed as having morphological, muscular, motor, cardiovascular and metabolic components. Cardiorespiratory fitness describes the capacity of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to carry out prolonged strenuous exercise. It is often considered as the most important indicator of health status. The place of residence is seen as a factor that may influence the feasibility of physically active lifestyles, and thus shaping cardiorespiratory fitness. The study group consisted of 121 children aged 10-16 years, including 60 girls and 61 boys. All of the children lived in rural areas. The investigated group was divided according to age and sex; body height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated. All children performed the Cooper's run test and the Ruffier's test. The analysis of BMI for the nutritional status of children in relation to the entire study group demonstrated that 81 children had normal weight, 20 children were overweight and 11 were obese, while 9 children were underweight. The studied group of children showed on average very good and good performance in the Cooper's test, regardless of body weight, whereas the results of the Ruffier's test showed merely weak or medium cardiorespiratory endurance, which was even worse in overweight or obese children.
Chair for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 28 Czerwca 1956r 135/147, 61-545 Poznań, Poland.
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Chair for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 28 Czerwca 1956r 135/147, 61-545 Poznań, Poland.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Metabolic Disorders and Hypertension, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, ul. Szamarzewskiego 62, 60-569, Poland.
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Chair for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 28 Czerwca 1956r 135/147, 61-545 Poznań, Poland. Electronic address: msobieska@ump.edu.pl.
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D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D050177:Overweight / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010807:Physical Endurance; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011044:Poland; D012423:Rural Health; D012424:Rural Population