ArticleIndian journal of pediatrics2014
Physical fitness and activity levels among urban school children and their rural counterparts.
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- Comparison of physical activity and physical fitness in children and adolescents of Chinese Han and Tibet ethnicity.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Physical fitness and anthropometric characteristics among adolescents living in urban or rural areas of Kosovo.BMC public health · 2017Article
- An evaluation of outdoor school environments to promote physical activity in Delhi, India.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Aerobic fitness, micronutrient status, and academic achievement in Indian school-aged children.PloS one · 2015Article
- Effect of living area and sports club participation on physical fitness in children: a 4 year longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2014Article
- Physical fitness among urban and rural Ecuadorian adolescents and its association with blood lipids: a cross sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate and compare physical activity and physical fitness among urban school children and their rural counterparts.
methodsThis cross sectional study included children aged between 9 and 13 y in eight middle schools; 4 urban and 4 rural. Data on health related fitness parameters was obtained by using the procedures described in the Euro fit physical fitness test manual. The data regarding physical activity was collected by using the Self Administered Physical Activity Checklist (SAPAC).
resultsSix hundred and fifty subjects (341 rural and 309 urban) with the mean age 10.84 in rural and 10.85 in urban were included. This study showed statistically significant differences in the height, weight, BMI and SAPAC score between the rural and urban children. Also, rural children were more flexible (mean SRT = 23.42 cm) with a good cardiovascular endurance when compared to their urban counterparts.
conclusionsThe results reveal that rural children performed better in flexibility and cardio vascular endurance tests when compared to their urban counterparts. Promotion of health related fitness involves physical activity associated with weight management which is the prime need of the hour.
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