Health-related physical fitness of integral time public school students - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v32i2.6873

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to evaluate health-related physical fitness level in children of integral time public school of Ponta Grossa city, in the state of Paraná. The sample constituted of 104 children of 8 to 10 years old, 47 male and 57 female. The evaluation constituted of the PROESP-BR motor test battery, with emphasis in health-related physical qualities like: sit-and-reach flexibility test, 9 minutes run or walk cardio-respiratory test and muscular resistance identified through abdominal test. Body composition was assessed utilizing body mass index (BMI). Sample presented differences between sexes in the following tests: flexibility test, in eight age group; abdominal tests, in eight and nine groups; and 9 minutes test in ten group. Female group presented higher overweight characteristics comparing with male group. Statistically significant differences among ages have not been identified. Observed results did not present satisfactory health-related physical fitness levels, revealing an increased risk of chronic noncommunicable diseases in schoolchildren.