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American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (Aahper) Youth Fitness Test Items and Maximal Oxygen Intake
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Youth fitness testing in South African primary school children : national normative data, fitness and fatness, and effects of socioeconomic status
… obesity and declining levels of physical fitness have been identified as a problem in many developed countries (1). More recently concern has been raised as a result of the rapid increase in the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in developing nations ((2); (3); (4); (5)). However, …
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Time of Food Intake and its Effect on Physical Performance
… When tested by five segments of the AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test, is there a significant difference in the performance of high school students, if the time of food intake is twenty minutes before performance in comparison with the time of food intake 105-minutes before performance?</p> …
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A Comparison of the Contributions or Detrimental Effects of the Hot Lunch, Snack Bar Lunch or Sack Lunch on the Physical and Mental Achievement of the Junior High Girl
… from home. Each group was given the physical fitness test battery at the beginning and end of the school year. Grades were those obtained at the end of the first and second semesters. </p><p>The three groups were compared to determine whether any significant changes occurred in the physical …
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The Development and Application of a Multiple Regression Equation that Predicts the Sum of Triceps and Subscapular Skinfolds in Children Ages 10-18
… <p>In 1984, the National Children and Youth Fitness Study (NCYFS) was conducted. The researchers collected anthropometric, physical performance and questionnaire data on 8,800 students from public and private schools. Because the sample design and the data collection techniques were …
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Predicting Cardiovascular Fitness in Ethnic Minority Youth: A Comparison of Demographic, Body Composition, and Physical Activity Variables
… low physical activity, and poor physical fitness of youth in the United States are increasingly poor and in need of intervention to prevent later concerns like hypertension. The overall goal of this dissertation was to examine which factors weigh heaviest in predicting cardiovascular …
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A study to examine the validity and reliability of a selected group of physical fitness tests within a primary school setting
… evidence-based approach to selecting field-based fitness measures for children and youth for inclusion in a test battery to be used within the school setting. The approach used by the author considers the following criteria to determine which youth fitness test items would be most appropriate for …