title: Physical fitness evaluation in 12-13-year-old children attending primary schools in Pabianice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  of the study was to evaluate the physical fitness in 12-13- year-old children attending randomly selected primary schools in Pabianice, and to determine which of the motor skills and abilities need to be improved in the further process of education.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group consisted of 236 pupils aged 12-13 years attending primary schools number 3, 5 and 17 in Pabianice. The physical fitness was evaluated using International Physical Fitness Test (IPFT).
  
  
  RESULTS
  12-year-olds from the studied group usually represent the medium level of physical fitness which applies to 76.7% of children. The poorest results in the girls' group refer to running speed and flexibility test, while in the boys' group to: stamina, running speed and the abdominal muscles strength test. The best results girls gained in the upper limbs strength test, while boys in the agility test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Methodology of Teaching Movement, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motylewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Methodology of Teaching Movement, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zientala
authors.affiliation: Department of Methodology of Teaching Movement, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Michalak
authors.affiliation: Department of Methodology of Teaching Movement, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pawlicka-Lisowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Methodology of Teaching Movement, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poziomska-Piątkowska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D053580:Muscle Strength; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011044:Poland
keywords: motor activity; motor skills; physical fitness