Variations of skill-related fitness components in normal and overweight high school children
1 Department of Physiotherapy, MVG University, Jaipur, India.
2 Department of Physiotherapy, JRNRV University, Udaipur, India.
3 Department of Physiotherapy, NIMS University, Jaipur, India.
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 18(03), 001–012.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2024.18.3.0079
Publication history:
Received on 12 January 2024; revised on 23 Februay 2024; accepted on 26 February 2024
Abstract:
Adolescence means "stepping into adult life." It is a prepubertal phase where the transmutation of childhood into adulthood occurs and the physical and psychosomatic growth of a child takes place. This study has focused on Normal & Over Weight in school going children aged between 10 and 19 years, and their status in skill related fitness. The minimum sample size for each group = 100. The subjects taken into the study were adolescent children with an age group of 10-19 years. For the study, all the students were taken from school who were studying between the 5th standard to 12th standards. After screening the children, the eligible students were randomly called to have their body composition assessed class and section-wise. The children were divided into two groups based on their Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI was assessed with the weight in kgs divided by height in meters square of the child. The children were divided into two group and skill fitness outcome measures namely Broad Jump Test (BJT); Hand Grip Strength Test (HGS); Bent Arm Hang Test (BAH) were used. This study concluded that the physical fitness that includes skill fitness was decreased in Overweight than Normal weight adolescent boys and girls.
Keywords:
Over Weight; Skill-Related Fitness; Bent Arm Hang Test (BAH); Hand Grip Strength Test (HGS); Broad Jump Test (BJT).
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