Characteristics of boys and girls in the most superior and inferior groups on physical fitness with progress of bipolarization of physical fitness level

Hirakawa, Kazufumi; Takano, Kei

doi:10.5332/hatsuhatsu.2008.57

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“…That decline has now stopped, but physical strength is still at a low level compared with 1985. As reported by Kaga [8] and Hirakawa et al [9], a polarization is seen between children who engage in active exercise and those who do not. Based on this background, "Exercise for fun and health" was added to physical education in the Elementary and Junior High School Curriculum Guidelines [10][11][12][13] and the High School Course of Study [14,15].…”

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Effectiveness of a Physical Strength Improvement System in School-Age Children Based on the Action Plan of City O

Watanabe¹,

Abe²,

Yamate³

et al. 2021

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For school-age children to live with health and vitality in modern society, they need suitable physical strength and athletic ability, and measurements of physical strength and athletic ability that assesses those abilities are often considered essential. To address the problem of declining physical strength in recent years, City O has adopted an action plan. This action plan was established from a continuous 7-year survey of physique, physical strength, and athletic ability in fifth grade elementary school students and second year junior high school students. This study, to assess the effectiveness of City O's action plan, examined whether the trends in physical strength and athletic ability over those 7 years were rising or falling by analyzing the changes over time. The system adopted in this action plan is to measure the same items as in the physical strength and athletic ability survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. From the results it is thought that an increase in exercise time was one factor in increased physical strength in City O. Behind this increase in exercise time was an increase in the percentage of children who belonged to a school team or sports club, and an increase in the percentage who responded that "Physical education class is fun." Above all was that action plans were included in the annual programs of all elementary and junior high schools in City O. and intentionally and systematically implemented. Therefore, in the system for increased physical strength and athletic ability based on the action plan of City O, exercise and physical activity time is ensured with participation in school teams or sports clubs. Furthermore, it is recognized that increasing the percentage of students who say that "physical education class is fun" was effective in raising the total score for physical strength and athletic ability over time. Particularly in second year junior high school girls, it would seem that the optimal valid physical strength of City O junior high school students could be advocated as a model for improving physical strength and athletic ability.

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Effectiveness of a Physical Strength Improvement System in School-Age Children Based on the Action Plan of City O

Watanabe¹,

Abe²,

Yamate³

et al. 2021

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A Study on the Relationship between Health and Physical Fitness and School Life of Children

Kim

2023

Bridging Science and Practical Appliance in Resistance Training

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In this study, in order to clarify the relationship between health and physical strength, athletic capability, school life, and lifestyles, we collated the results of physical fitness tests with questionnaire surveys of 102 elementary school fifth-grade males and females. In the school life aspect, children who scored high on the physical fitness test, like Physical Education, enjoy learning, play well with friends while in the lifestyle aspect, they clean up their surroundings and rooms, study even without being told and there is a tendency for them to make their own plan. In addition, it was confirmed that children with high physical fitness test scores were in good condition, such as being healthy every day and hardly getting sick. On the other hand, in relation to the physical fitness test scores and the body shape by BMI, there were many high scorers among the children whose body figure was standard. These results suggest that physical fitness and athletic capability are related to children’s school life and health, and that high physical fitness has a positive impact on children’s school life and health.

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Characteristics of boys and girls in the most superior and inferior groups on physical fitness with progress of bipolarization of physical fitness level

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Effectiveness of a Physical Strength Improvement System in School-Age Children Based on the Action Plan of City O

Effectiveness of a Physical Strength Improvement System in School-Age Children Based on the Action Plan of City O

A Study on the Relationship between Health and Physical Fitness and School Life of Children

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