ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2018
Development of physical fitness in Austrian primary school children : A longitudinal study among overweight and non-overweight children over 2.5 years.
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- Change and Tracking of Physical Fitness Among Children Aged 5-12 Years: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Role of Satisfaction with Life, Sex and Body Mass Index in Physical Literacy of Spanish Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physical fitness is related to concentration performance in adolescents.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Role of Sports Club Participation on Stability of Motor Performance and Body Composition: A Longitudinal Study in Primary School Children.BioMed research international · 2024Article
- Association of Body Weight and Physical Fitness during the Elementary School Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Impact of Parental Education and Physical Activity on the Long-Term Development of the Physical Fitness of Primary School Children: An Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- Impact of Weight Status on the Cardiopulmonary Fitness Outcome of a School-Based Physical Activity Program.The Journal of school health · 2020Article
- Factors Associated with Physical Fitness among Overweight and Non-Overweight Austrian Secondary School Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity and physical fitness play an important role in the prevention of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence and reduce the risk of becoming overweight or obese in adulthood.
aimTo evaluate the development of physical fitness in overweight and non-overweight primary school children from the first to third grades.
methodsUsing a longitudinal study design, body height and weight as well as physical fitness of primary school children from Tyrol, Austria were measured five times during a period of 2.5 years using the German motor performance test (DMT 6-18).
resultsIn total, 266 children (55% boys) with a mean age of 6.4 ± 0.5 years at baseline participated. The proportion of overweight children was 11% at baseline and 22% at the fifth time point. Overweight children showed a significantly lower physical fitness level (mean total z‑score of DMT6-18) at all 5 time points (Hedges g: 0.64-1.09). Repeated measurement analyses of variances showed a significant increase of physical fitness over time among overweight (partial η
conclusionOverweight and non-overweight primary school children significantly increased their physical fitness over the study period; however, overweight children showed a significantly lower physical fitness level at all test time points and did not even achieve the mean baseline fitness level of non-overweight children. With respect to the increasing percentage of overweight children over the study period, evidence-based preventive measures to reduce overweight and increase physical fitness should be implemented at the earliest in primary schools with a special focus on overweight boys.
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