PHYSICAL FITNESS OF 11-12-YEAR-OLD PREADOLESCENT BOYS AND GIRLS

Munir M, Mawardi H, Gandaputra E P, Hannah, Widagdo

Department of Child Health Medical Faculty, Trisakti University, Jakarta,

Indonesia

 

Objective: A weekly intra-curricula sport has been conducted since the first year of elementary school. Every school could determine the type of sport to be conducted. A first six-year effect of intra-curricula sport is interesting to be assessed, because there has never been studied yet the type and efficacy of appropriate sport dealing with improving physical fitness in children.

Methods: All studied subjects consisting 11-12-year-old children were 49 preadolescent boys and 42 girls. Height and weight were measured twice to determine body mass index (BMI). The average of two measurements of height and weight was calculated. Physical fitness was determined by conducting Harvard-step test for 3 minutes with the speed of 120 times/minute.

Results: A three minutes Harvard-step test could be achieved in 83.33%, 78.57%, 14.29% and 6.67% respectively of thin, normal, overweight and obese boys. While in young girls, three-minute achievement was 43.75%, 15% and 0% respectively in thin, normal and overweight. It was also found that the higher BMI was, the poorer physical-exercise achievement was

Conclusion: The effect of existing intra-curricula sport in elementary school to physical fitness was poor among preadolescent boys as well as girls particularly among overweight and high BMI subjects. So that it is necessary to rearrange and determine the type of intra-curricula sport in elementary school.

 

 

 
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