A challenge to fitness testing in primary schools
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Naughton, G. A, Carlson, John and Greene, D. A (2006) A challenge to fitness testing in primary schools. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 9 (1-2). pp. 40-45. ISSN 1440-2440
Abstract
The suboptimal state of health and physical activity in children in Australia is the likely result of multiple systemic failures such as poor quality physical education in schools, time-poor households, outdated modified sports in the community, and attractive sedentary options in leisure time. Within this context, we argue that one component of schoolbased experiences not meeting the changing needs of children is fitness testing in primary schools. What have decades of fitness testing in schools contributed to the health of young people in Australia? Specifically, have the results of fitness testing led to desirable health outcomes such as improved cardiorespiratory fitness, increased physical activity participation, or a reduction in childhood obesity?
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| Item type | Article |
| URI | https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/1109 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.01.002 |
| Official URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S... |
| Subjects | Historical > RFCD Classification > 320000 Medical and Health Sciences Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Centre for Ageing, Rehabilitation, Exercise & Sport Science (CARES) |
| Keywords | fitness testing sessions, sedentary behaviour, public health, childhood obesity epidemic, body composition measurements, metabolic syndrome, nutrition, cardiorespiratory fitness, fitness education, threshold-based training |
| Citations in Scopus | 37 - View on Scopus |
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