ArticleJournal for scientific research. Medical sciences2001
Assessment of aerobic fitness and its correlates in Omani adolescents using the 20-metre shuttle run test: A pilot study.
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- Full-Day Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Levels of Typically Developing Children and Adolescents in the Middle East: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- A National Strategy for Promoting Physical Activity in Oman: A call for action.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2014Article
- Lifestyle Habits: Diet, physical activity and sleep duration among Omani adolescents.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess aerobic fitness in male and female adolescents using the multistage 20-metre shuttle run test and correlate it with selected fitness variables.
methodThe subjects comprised 83 girls and 64 boys aged 15-16 years, randomly selected from two segregated government schools in Muscat. After the pupils filled in a short questionnaire on their personal leisure time activities of the preceding week, their heights and weights were measured. Aerobic fitness was assessed by estimating each pupil's minimal oxygen uptake levels (VO2max) using the multistage 20-metre shuttle running test (20-MST).
resultsBoys spent more time than girls on leisure physical activities, television, computer and video games and the Internet. The estimated VO2max in both boys and girls showed high correlation with their weekly physical activities. The time spent on television and computer negatively correlated with VO2max in girls but not in boys. Girls had higher body mass index (BMI) and less VO2max compared to boys; BMI showed a negative correlation with VO2max in girls but not in boys.
conclusionAerobic fitness in this sample was higher in boys than in girls and was strongly influenced by weekly physical activities in both genders. The 20-MST has proved a simple and inexpensive field test for aerobic fitness that could be implemented on a wide scale.
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