Physical activity of pupils: Engagement of pupils younger school age in extracurricular sports activities

Ratko Pavlović

doi:10.26524/ijpefs1821

Abstract

One of the most important health problems of today's society is hypokinesia accompanied by obesity. The assumption is that reduced physical activity has a large negative impact on the school population. The problem of reduced commitment and involvement of pupils in extracurricular activities is increasingly evident in recent times, which results in a number of negative health effects on the human body of an individual. This study comprised a group of pupils from first to the fourth year of elementary school in Pale (city East Sarajevo, BIH). The total sample consisted of 175 pupils (84 male and 91 female) age 11 to 14±0,5years. As a way of gathering the required information, we used an anonymous questionnaire of the open type in order to collect information about pupils involvement in extracurricular sports activities. The survey was conducted in October 2017 and all the pupils voluntarily participated in the study. Based on the survey results have been obtained the necessary information to reflect the very good of physical activity, of the pupils population. Of the total sample of pupils, the survey confirmed that 100% are physically active pupils. This is an encouraging result because today we have less physically active school children.

Highlights

Physical fitness represents the ability of the optimal functioning of the cardio-vascular, respiratory, and muscular system
Physical fitness is in a tight relationship with the amount and intensity of both, daily-needs-related physical activity and planed exercise programs [2,3]
When it comes to police jobs due to its diversity, the permanent follow-up of the physical fitness and general health is necessary [4,5,6,7,8]

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Introduction

Physical fitness represents the ability of the optimal functioning of the cardio-vascular, respiratory, and muscular system. Physical fitness is ability for conducting prolonged physical work effectively by joined actions of cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, and coordination [1]. World health organization defined physical fitness as the muscle ability to perform work at certain level [2]. Physical fitness implies abilities composition to a different stressor. From the angle of health-related physical fitness various jobs differently affect human body. When it comes to police jobs due to its diversity, the permanent follow-up of the physical fitness and general health is necessary [4,5,6,7,8]

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