ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2022
Declining fitness and physical education lessons in UK adolescents.
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- The association between weight-adjusted waist index and physical fitness index among Chinese adolescents.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Trends and distributional characteristics in handgrip strength of 1,082,296 children and adolescents in China: an analysis from five representative cross-sectional surveys from 2000 to 2019.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Temporal trends in weight-based disparities in physical fitness of children: 30-years of continuous surveillance through Slovenian national system.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Relationship Between Motor Competence Physical Activity Cardiorespiratory Fitness and BMI in UK Adolescents.Research quarterly for exercise and sport · 2024Article
- Sex-specific associations of muscular fitness with overall academic performance and specific school subjects in adolescents: the EHDLA study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- The relationship between modifiable lifestyle behaviours and self-reported health in children and adolescents in the United Kingdom.PloS one · 2024Article
- Increasing Physical Activity at School Improves Physical Fitness of Early Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Impact of Obesity on the Fitness Performance of School-Aged Children Living in Rural Areas-The West Attica Project.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Attitude of Portuguese Physical Education Teachers toward Physical Fitness.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Physical Education and Sports: A Backbone of the Entire Community in the Twenty-First Century.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective was to determine recent cross-sectional trends in health-related fitness (HRF) in secondary school students by studying the 13-14 years old age group repeatedly over 6 years, considering parallel national trends in physical education (PE).
methodsHeight, weight, broad jump, grip strength, 20 m shuttle run and throwing and catching skills were measured by the same research team using standardised techniques from 2014 to 2019. Trends in these HRF measures were assessed by linear regression, adjusting for school, sex and height. Interactions with fitness and body mass index (BMI) were tested. The number of PE lessons reported in the UK Annual School Workforce Census between 2010 and 2019 for all state-funded secondary schools was analysed.
resultsGrip strength (
conclusionAdolescent HRF has declined in recent years, in parallel with PE lessons. Declines were observed across all young people and particularly those of low fitness and normal BMI. To reach the majority of young people, policy makers could increase PE in schools to increase activity and prevent worsening fitness and health in future generations.
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