Stabilität der physischen Fitness im Kindesalter

Utesch, Till; Zinner, Jochen

doi:10.1007/s12662-018-0500-9

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“…German P50 = 200,00 cm, European P50 = 205.8 cm). The standing long jump performance of German girls (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17), on the other hand, is comparable to the European peer group (1). There are some other countries presenting physical fitness percentile curves [Australia: (35), Spain: (36), US Wisconsin: (37), Europe: (34)].…”

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“…In Germany, it has been shown that certain physical fitness components are relatively stable between cohorts from childhood to early adulthood while others increase or decrease (3,15). In order to successfully monitor physical fitness levels over time in a representative manner, it is necessary to provide up-to-date normative data of the specific test items.…”

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Representative Percentile Curves of Physical Fitness From Early Childhood to Early Adulthood: The MoMo Study

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Introduction: Monitoring of physical fitness in youth is important because physical fitness is a summative indicator of health. From a developmental and preventive perspective, physical fitness levels are relatively stable from childhood to early adulthood. Thus, it is important to monitor physical fitness on a population based level being able to intervene at early stages (1). In order to reliably assess and evaluate the physical fitness of youth, a reliable system of standard values based on representative data is required. The aim of this analysis is to report sex-and age-specific physical fitness percentile curves from childhood to early adulthood in a nationwide sample in Germany. Methods: We use data from the nationwide representative Motorik Modul (MoMo) Study in Germany (data collection wave 1: 2009-2012; age: 4-23 years; n = 3,742; 50.1% female). Physical fitness was assessed by means of the MoMo test profile covering four dimensions of physical fitness (strength, endurance, coordination, and flexibility) and including eight physical fitness items. Percentile curves were fitted using the LMS transformation method of Cole and Green. Results: Standardized age-and sex-specific physical fitness percentiles were calculated for eight items: ergometric endurance testing, standing long jump, push-ups, sit-ups, jumping sideways , balancing backwards, static stand, and stand and reach test. The physical fitness curves differ according to gender and the fitness dimension. Physical fitness improvements with age are linear (e.g., max. strength) or curvilinear (e.g., coordination) and have their stagnation points at different times over the course of adolescence. Discussion: Our results provide for the first time sex-and age-specific physical fitness percentile curves for Germany from 4 to 17 years. Differences in curve-shapes indicating a timed and capacity-specific physical fitness development. Nationwide German physical fitness percentiles can be useful in comparing different populations (e.g., crosscountry), reporting secular trends, comparing special groups, and to evaluate physical fitness interventions.

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Representative Percentile Curves of Physical Fitness From Early Childhood to Early Adulthood: The MoMo Study

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“…Physical fitness is a multifaceted construct involving physical and physiological components such as cardiorespiratory fitness, musculoskeletal fitness (i.e., muscular endurance and strength), and flexibility [15][16][17] . It is a significant health marker that underlies physical activity performance 15,18 .…”

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The Relationship Between Motor Competence and Physical Fitness from Early Childhood to Early Adulthood: A Meta-Analysis

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Background: Motor competence and physical fitness are important factors for promoting positive trajectories of health over time. In 2008, Stodden and colleagues developed a model that discussed the role of both factors in physical activity. Furthermore, the authors hypothesized that the relationship between motor competence and physical fitness is reciprocal and changes over time. Objective: The aim of the present meta-analysis was to synthesize the evidence on the relationship between motor competence and components of physical fitness from early childhood to early adulthood and the potential influence of age. Methods: Scientific databases Web of Science and PubMed were used for literatures search. German as well as English studies were included that assessed typically developing children. In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, 93 studies between 2005 and June 2018 were screened in full. Nineteen studies comprising of 32 samples, 87 single data points from 15,984 participants aged 4.5 to 20.4 years (Mage = 11.44, SD = 4.77) were included in the analysis. Results: A random effects model was conducted for the meta-regression with age as moderator variable. The relationship between motor competence and physical fitness was moderate to large (r = .43, p < .001) after controlling for multiple effects, including dependent samples and small sample sizes in the quantitative synthesis. Additionally, age was a small significant positive moderator of the effect size. Conclusions and implications: The findings provide support for a moderate to large positive relationship between motor competence and physical fitness that strengthens with increasing age. However, the results also indicate that there may be an overlap in content between motor competence and physical fitness assessments, which warrants further investigation. Further research is needed that assesses the similarities and differences also in terms of the construct structures.

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“…5 There exist slightly different approaches regarding the main components of physical fitness and dimensionality of the construct. [5][6][7][8][9] The systematization by Bös overlaps with the concepts of physical fitness by Caspersen et al 5 and Bouchard and Shephard 9 with five distinguishable main dimensions: (cardiorespiratory) endurance, (muscular) strength, speed, coordination, and flexibility. 10 Physical fitness, as described in the aforementioned concepts, can be understood as a marker of health.…”

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“…Caspersen and colleagues described physical fitness as “a set of attributes that people have or achieve” consisting of different motor dimensions 5 . There exist slightly different approaches regarding the main components of physical fitness and dimensionality of the construct 5‐9 . The systematization by Bös overlaps with the concepts of physical fitness by Caspersen et al 5 and Bouchard and Shephard 9 with five distinguishable main dimensions: (cardiorespiratory) endurance, (muscular) strength, speed, coordination, and flexibility 10 …”

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