The Level of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Health Status among Overweight Children or Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 659-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Yang ◽  
Chul-Hyeong Park ◽  
Yoonsuk Jekal
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Fitness And Health

scholarly journals Physical Activity, Physical Fitness & Health: Distilling Guidelines for Young People

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Michael CHIA ◽  
Jin Jong QUEK
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Young People ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Fitness And Health

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The associations between physical activity and health; physical activity and physical fitness; and physical fitness and health in young people are complex and difficult to tease out. The complexities in the relationships are in part due to the difficulties faced in appropriately appraising physical activity in young people. Physical fitness standards tend to be based on norms that have been established within a population. These norms do not provide useful information about what are acceptable fitness standards for young people of different ages. Physically fit young people may not necessarily also be physically active young people and there are concerns that the pattern of increased physical inactivity among young people may have a negative impact on their health status in later years. Current recommendations for young people mirror the thinking that discontinuous physical activity of a moderate intensity that is repeated many times over on a daily basis.青少年中體育活動與健康，體育活動與體能以及體能與健康之間有著複雜的關係併難以理順。之所以複雜，其部分原因是因為不能正確地評估青少年的體育活動。體能的標準往往基於大眾中建立的一些準則，而這些準則併不適用于不同年齡階段的青少年。體格較好的青少年併不一定都是那些經常參加體育活動的人。但在青少年中不參加體育活動的人數增加的現象卻令人擔憂，這將在今後的幾年中對他們的健康產生不良的影響。目前對青少年所推薦的體育活動形式是間斷性的中等強度的運動，即在一天中反覆多次的短時間運動。

The Association of Physical Activity and Physical Fitness With Pre-Adolescent Obesity: An Observational Study in Metromanila, Philippines

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 804-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Consuelo Belmonte Gonzalez-Suarez ◽  
Karen Grimmer-Somers
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background:Childhood obesity has been inconsistently associated with decreased levels of physical activity and fitness. Moreover, little is known about this relationship among Filipino preteens.Methods:This cross sectional study reports the association between childhood obesity, measures of physical activity, and fitness. Children aged 11 to 12 from randomly selected schools from San Juan, Metromanila were included. Outcome measures were body mass index, Filipino modified Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older children (F_PAQ-C), standing broad jump, 50 m sprint and 20 m multistage shuttle run.Results:380 children participated in the study. Obese children had significantly lower median scores in the F_PAQ-C compared with overweight children. Overweight children had lower scores in the standing broad jump, 50 m sprints and predicted VO2max as compared with children with normal BMI. There were modest associations between the 50 m sprint, predicted VO2max, and F_PAQ-C.Conclusion:Our study has showed that physical activity and fitness scores were strongly correlated with childhood obesity. If childhood physical fitness is a predictor of physical fitness in adulthood which is a risk factor in cardiovascular diseases, there is a strong possibility that the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the Philippines will increase dramatically in the future.

The Effectiveness of Worksite Physical Activity Programs on Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Health

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin I. Proper ◽  
Marjan Koning ◽  
Allard J. van der Beek ◽  
Vincent H. Hildebrandt ◽  
Ruud J. Bosscher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Activity Programs ◽  
Fitness And Health

Physical activity, physical fitness, and health

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren B Sherar ◽  
Sean P Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Fitness And Health ◽  
Future Work

While physical activity is considered essential for the positive physical and psychosocial development of children, our understanding of the types and amounts of physical activity which are necessary to positively impact current and future (i.e. adult) health status remains unclear. Emerging evidence and advances in scientific assessment and analysis have shed new light on the activity thresholds that might be required to promote positive health in children, the extent to which children are achieving these thresholds, and the various factors, processes, and mechanisms that explain individual differences in activity and sedentary behaviour. It is equally evident, however, that much future work is required if we are to gain a more comprehensive understanding of physical activity and health in children, and to encourage children to adopt and maintain a more active, less sedentary lifestyle.

scholarly journals Impact on physical fitness of exercise promotion service utilizing social media

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Santtila ◽  
Kalle Grönqvist ◽  
Jussi Räisänen ◽  
Heikki Kyröläinen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Fitness And Health ◽  
The Impact

Summary Study aim: the purpose of the present study was to survey the impact of a social media platform on physical fitness, physical activity levels and daily sitting time. Material and methods: a total of 2039 users (1445 women and 594 men) of the social media service (HeiaHeia, Helsinki, Finland) voluntarily participated in the study by answering an online questionnaire provided by a survey. Results: about 63.8% of the participants reported that the service has advanced their perceived level of physical fitness, while 36.2% reported no impact on their fitness. Most participants (71.3%) with BMI over 25 reported that the service had helped them to improve their physical fitness. Participants with BMI over 35 reported a more positive impact than in any other weight range groups. One-third of the participants (32.3%) sat for more than seven hours a day; 23.5% sat less than five hours a day. More than half of the participants (56.8%) were encouraged to be physical active during the day and aimed to reduce sitting time at their jobs during the workday. Conclusions: there seems to be a positive impact of web services that promote physical activity on the physical fitness among social media users. Although the present service is not merely well suited for physically active and physical fit users, it motivates users of all fitness levels to exercise. However, more studies are needed to clarify effects of social media on physical activity, fitness and health.

scholarly journals Physical activity, physical fitness and health education: studies in the pedagogy field in Portugal and Brazil

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Antônio Teixeira Marques ◽  
Adroaldo Gaya
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Fitness And Health

O propósito deste ensaio de revisão configura-se na delimitação de um perfil sobre a produção do conhecimento da área pedagógica, em Portugal e no Brasil, no que se refere à atividade física, aptidão física e educação para a saúde. A revisão permite identificar as seguintes áreas de problemas: a) o debate teórico sobre conceitos de saúde, as relações normativas e os objetivos dos programas; b) o enquadramento metodológico ou as estratégias de desenvolvimento de ações. As conclusões apontam que é reduzido o número de estudos que incidem sobre o problema, sendo que boa parte deles são de natureza especulativa ou configuram-se em reproduções de estudos realizados nos países mais desenvolvidos e com tradição nesta área de investigação

Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-Aged Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangli Gu ◽  
Mei Chang ◽  
Melinda A. Solmon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Mental Function ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness And Health

Purpose:This study examined the association between physical activity (PA), physical fitness, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among school-aged children.Methods:Participants were 201 children (91 boys, 110 girls; Mage = 9.82) enrolled in one school in the southern US. Students’ PA (self-reported PA, pedometer-based PA) and physical fitness (cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, flexibility, and body composition) were assessed in the fall. The PedsQL4.0 (Varni et al., 2001) was used to assess participants’ HRQOL (physical and mental function) in the spring.Results:PA and four components of physical fitness were positively associated with physical and mental function. Path analyses suggested physical fitness mediated the relationship between self-reported PA and HRQOL (95% CI: [.53, 1.48]), as well as between pedometer-based PA and HRQOL (95% CI: [.54, 1.53]).Discussion:Results support the conclusion that enhancing children’s physical fitness can facilitate positive outcomes including improved health related quality of life.

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