Level Of General Physical Fitness Research Articles

Influence of a standard training program on the level of general physical fitness of the Greco-Roman style fighters for 15-16 years at the stage of specialized basic training

Influence of a standard training program on the level of general physical fitness of the Greco-Roman style fighters for 15-16 years at the stage of specialized basic training

Comparative analysis of indicators of physical fitness of freestyle wrestlers at the stage of initial training

The sufficient level of general physical fitness of freestyle wrestlers allows them to form the foundation of versatile and proportional development of the physiological systems and organs of children and adolescents. To properly build the educational and training process, it is necessary to regularly and timely control and analyze the general physical, special physical, and psychophysiological fitness of wrestlers. This requires improving the system of sports training in freestyle wrestling through scientific substantiation of more effective methods of improving the athlete's preparedness. Solving this problem is possible only after enriching existing and developing new training programs for wrestlers. The research and practical experience of leading specialists is aimed at modernizing and improving the training process of highly qualified athletes, while the problem of improving the physical and special training of athletes at the initial stages remains relevant today and requires in-depth study.
 The purpose of the study was to determine the indicators of general physical fitness of young wrestlers at the stage of initial training during training according to the generally accepted program and when the coach involves additional functional sets of exercises.
 The research was conducted among children 8-10 years old engaged in freestyle wrestling in groups of primary training: the I-group of children trained according to a standard generally accepted training program, the II-group athletes trained according to the coach’s author’s methodology, which included additional performance of functional sets of exercises for improvement of both general and special physical training using a large number of exercises, games and game tasks of varying coordination complexity.
 In the work, a comparative analysis of the indicators of physical fitness of young wrestlers of both groups of initial training, obtained as a result of control standards, was carried out. The nature of positive changes in these indicators during control tests among wrestlers of the II group was determined. According to the results of the experiment, it can be stated that the training effect should be aimed at improving all components of physical and technical training.

Physical fitness of youth students and state of readiness for military service

Among the main state tasks of improving the physical education system, experts single out the orientation of the programmatic and normative foundations of the physical education system of different age groups of the population. Physical fitness and readiness of schoolchildren for military service is a very relevant issue not only in the discussed and mechanisms of action. In the context of our state, the physical training of schoolchildren today is primarily the ability of citizens to protect, defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine and ensure the borders defined by international law. The presented vision regarding the physical fitness of its members and the model of physical fitness of student youth. The preparation of youth for military service is emphasized on the following points: in modern conditions, the preparation of Ukrainian citizens for military service is one of the main directions of state policy, and therefore the preparation of youth for the defense of the Motherland remains one of the factors of strengthening the state's defense capability; Currently, there is a positive trend in the attitude of citizens towards the need for initial military physical training in general educational institutions. This indicates the need to strengthen military-patriotic work with students; in the conditions of an increase in military personnel who serve under a contract, as well as a reduction in the terms of service under the draft, the question of the mobilization reserve often arises. The model of the physical training system in the military, which should be oriented towards a high initial level of physical fitness of the youth, intensification of the physical training process, increasing the level of general physical fitness of servicemen, priority development of the military-applied orientation of the physical training process, sports orientation of the physical training process, ensuring the functional readiness of the body each serviceman to perform service and combat tasks. The contribution of each component of the integral assessment of the physical readiness of young people, such as general physical fitness, special physical fitness, military- applied physical fitness and the state of the cardiovascular system, was determined. Filling the model with specific results in motor tests to determine the sufficiency or insufficiency of certain aspects of preparedness and the orientation of the means of physical training of an individual young man to achieve the appropriate standards.

Analysis of Physical Fitness of Elementary School Students in Tempe and Sajoanging Districts, Wajo Regency During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study presents a comparative analysis of the physical fitness levels of elementary school students aged 10-12 in the Tempe and Sajoanging Districts of Wajo Regency. Utilizing a descriptive research approach, the research employed the Indonesian Physical Fitness Test (TKJI) instrument from the Ministry of National Education for data collection. The sample comprised 120 students selected through cluster sampling techniques. The data analysis involved t-test analysis, preceded by normality and homogeneity tests. The results indicated that the majority of students at SDN Kec. In Tempe exhibited physical fitness levels in the moderate and poor categories, with percentages of 6.6%, 75.0%, and 18.4%, respectively, for moderate, poor, and very poor categories. Conversely, at SDN Kec. In Sajoanging, the majority fell into the moderate (15.0%), poor (80.0%), and very poor (5.0%) categories. Overall, the general physical fitness level of students in both sub-districts was deemed poor. Comparing these findings with prior research by Ashadi Faqih and Sasminta Christina Yuli Hartati (2017), which focused on South Gugus Elementary School in Tuban Regency, it is evident that the physical fitness levels of students in Tempe and Sajoanging Districts are notably lower. Furthermore, the statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in the physical fitness levels between the two districts. Notably, students at SDN Sajoanging District demonstrated better physical fitness levels than their counterparts at SDN Tempe District. Specifically, a higher percentage of students in Sajoanging District fell into the poor category, while Tempe District had a greater proportion in the very poor category. In conclusion, the research underscores the importance of addressing the poor physical fitness levels among elementary school students in Tempe and Sajoanging Districts. The findings provide valuable insights for educational policymakers and practitioners to develop targeted interventions aimed at improving the overall health and well-being of students in the region.

Общая физическая подготовка курсантов в образовательных организациях МВД России

Introduction. Good physical fitness is an important component of human health and the basis of high professional performance. For a police officer, physical training is not only a means of keeping and maintaining good health, energy and high efficiency, but also an essential element of service activity, which involves the use of physical force and combat fighting techniques. The very process of mastering fighting techniques, forming the necessary motor skills and abilities and their further improvement proceeds much more successfully on the background of a high level of general physical fitness. The relevance of the researchconsists in the high importance of general physical training, which is the foundation of all professional-applied training of cadets and trainees, contributing to the formation of necessary knowledge and skills to organise their life in accordance with socially significant ideas about healthy lifestyles, as well as the ability to independently maintain the necessary level of physical fitness for full professional activity.
 Research methods. Analysis of documents regulating the educational activities of cadets and trainees in physical training in educational organisations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, survey of specialists giving practical courses in the discipline «Physical training», study of changes in testing indicators of general physical training of cadets, methods of mathematical statistics.
 Results. The authors have studied regulatory documents, experts’ opinions, examined the dynamics of changes in the level of general physical fitness of cadets of St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia based on the results of control standards. Both absolute indices and indices, expressed in points, have been investigated. On the basis of the carried out researches measures of further increase of efficiency of the general physical training of students in educational organisations of the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia are defined.

Physical fitness mediates the inverse association between fatness indicators and academic achievement, despite the school vulnerability of adolescents-The Cogni-Action Project.

This study aims to determine the mediating role of physical fitness in the relationship between fatness indicators and academic achievement, exploring the influence of school vulnerability. A total of 1,296 Chilean adolescents (aged 10 to 14 years; 50% girls) participated in this study. The global fitness score (GFS) was obtained by adding the three main components of the ALPHA fitness test: cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscular fitness (MF), and speed/agility fitness (SAF). CRF was evaluated through the 20 m shuttle run test; MF by upper and lower limb strength tests; and SAF by the 4 × 10 shuttle run test. BMIz and WHtR were evaluated as general (unspecific) and central (specific) fatness indicators. Academic achievement was established through grades in math, language, and science and their average scores. Multiple mediation analyses were performed according to two models, adjusted for sex, maturity, and schools (model 1), and in model 2, the school vulnerability index (SVI) was added. The SVI is an important proxy of socioeconomic status at the school level, and it was categorized as high-, mid-, or low-SVI. Mediation percentages were calculated, and confidence intervals (bootstrapping) were used to establish significant findings. CRF, SAF, and GFS mediate the relationship between fatness indicators and academic achievement, both partially and totally (ranging from 12.7 to 59.2%). However, MF did not show any mediation effect. After controlling for SVI, CRF, and GFS, mediation changed from partial to total in the associations between math and science with WHtR. Although SAF contributed to GFS mediation, CRF seems to have the most significant mediation role for all academic achievements, regardless of SVI and the fat indicator studied. A higher level of general physical fitness, especially CRF, significantly mediates the detrimental influence of fatness on the academic achievement of schoolchildren. This study suggests that physical fitness plays a relevant role in academic and public health, considering the high prevalence and detrimental influence of obesity and school vulnerability in children and adolescents.

General physical fitness of servicemen as the main element of increasing military-special training

With the beginning of Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine need significant reforms and improvements both in technical rearmament and reorganization of the administrative structure in accordance with the requirements of professionalization and the transition of the Armed Forces to staffing on a voluntary basis [2, 3, 6]. The training of any serviceman cannot be complete if it is limited only to knowledge of the use of military equipment and weapons and the ability to use them. An integral condition for the successful completion of professional tasks is the ability of each serviceman to make the most of all the power of military equipment in the shortest possible time [1, 10]. An urgent issue is the improvement of programs for physical training of servicemen, which in the future will ensure the quality of tasks in accordance with the purpose and performance of tasks. Analysis and improvement of the level of dynamics of the general physical fitness of servicemen taking into account purposeful performance of tasks. The research has shown that, at all stages of the experiment, the level of general physical fitness of contract servicemen is worse than that of civilian youth cadets (t=2,25-2,66; р<0,05). It was revealed that in both groups the dynamics of indicators of general physical fitness is positive, but there is no significant difference, which indicates the lack of effectiveness of the current program of physical fitness, regardless of the category of cadets, effectiveness of the current program of physical fitness, or the category of cadets.

The Effect of Regular Physical Activity on the Cardiovascular System in Students

It has been noticed that dosed muscle activity in the form of regular physical culture exercises is capable of providing a pronounced general health-improving effect at any age. Neglect of systematic rational physical activity always contributes to a persistent weakening of the state of health and especially often leads to the formation of various dysfunctions of the heart and blood vessels. The study was carried out in 2019-2020 on young men living in Central Russia (the city of Moscow and the Moscow region). In the work carried out, it was found that regular muscle activity in healthy adolescents and those with dysfunctions in the cardiovascular system provides a stable normalization of the parameters of cardiac activity. As a result of regular dosed physical training, all those under observation had a statistically significant increase in the vital capacity of the lungs. All physically training young men showed an increase in the level of general physical fitness. In all cases, the boys who increased their physical activity showed an increase in speed-strength capabilities and an increase in overall endurance. It can be considered that an increase in daily physical activity due to an increase in the distance covered on foot is a very effective means of improving the health of adolescents, including when they begin to develop disorders of the cardiovascular system.

Current trends and approaches to determining the physical fitness level of servicemen of foreign armed forces

The article presents the results of an analytical review of publications and documents on the content of physical fitness tests of servicemen of the armed forces of the world's leading states. It appears that the level of general physical fitness of servicemen in most countries is monitored annually based on the results of physical exercises that characterize strength and general endurance. The article underlines that there is no coordinated experts’ approach to the uniform requirements for physical fitness of servicemen of different ages and genders, as well as the rationale of specially tailored tests to determine the general physical fitness level of servicemen of different occupations. The paper determines the main trends in the development of the physical training monitoring systems of servicemen: delimitation of general physical fitness monitoring and special (applied) physical fitness monitoring, increased number of tests, adding exercise tests that characterize absolute (maximum) strength display, motor mobility of servicemen to the battery.

The Effects of Physical Fitness on Postactivation Potentiation in Professional Soccer Athletes.

Guerra, MA Jr, Caldas, LA, Souza, HL, Tallis, J, Duncan, MJ, and Guimarães-Ferreira, L. The effects of physical fitness on postactivation potentiation in professional soccer athletes. J Strength Cond Res 36(6): 1643-1647, 2022-To investigate the relationship of the response to postactivation potentiation (PAP) with scores of physical fitness. Twenty-four professional male soccer players undertook tests of agility, muscular power, aerobic capacity, and body composition. Conditioning activities (CAs) were performed consisting of plyometrics exercises and sprints with sled towing. In the first and second sessions, body composition, agility, power, and aerobic capacity were assessed. At the third session, countermovement jumps (CMJ) were performed with 1, 3, and 5 minutes after the execution of the CA. Significant differences were found for CMJ height 1, 3, and 5 minutes after the CA compared with baseline values (3.58, 5.10, 5.48%, respectively). There was a significant positive correlation between the level of general physical fitness and PAP (CMJ height increase) 5 minutes after (r = 0.73). When the athletes were divided into groups with higher and lower physical fitness, the CA caused a significant increase in CMJ height in both groups, but a significant difference (p < 0.05) was observed at all times after PAP induction, with better performance in higher versus lower fitness level. The results suggest that plyometrics exercises associated with sled towing sprints as a CA result in an increase in CMJ performance in athletes and that physical fitness directly influences the PAP occurrence, with higher fit players demonstrating an enhanced PAP response.

Structure of Motor Fitness of 7-Year-Old Girls

The purpose of the study was to determine the structure of motor fitness of 7-year-old girls. Materials and methods. The study participants were 27 7-year-old girls. The children and their parents were informed about all the features of the study and gave their consent to participate in the experiment. The research methods used in the study include analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observations, testing of motor fitness, probabilistic approach to assessing the learning process, methods of mathematical statistics. The study recorded the primary schoolchildren’s level of proficiency in gymnastic exercises. The coefficient was determined by the formula: p = (m/n)×100, where p is the level of proficiency, m is the number of successfully performed exercises, n is the total number of attempts to perform the exercise. In the experiment, the study controlled the level of proficiency in the following exercises: forward roll; backward roll; shoulderstand with bent legs. Results. The level of fitness of the 7-year-old girls is homogeneous by the development of “agility” and “movement coordination”, inhomogeneous – by the development of flexibility, arm strength, and vestibular stability, level of proficiency in gymnastic exercises. The analysis of the coefficients of variation points to heterochrony in the development of the 7-year-old girls’ motor abilities. Based on the data analysis, it can be argued that the development of vestibular stability ensures the formation of motor skills in girls. Based on factor analysis, it was found that the most informative indicators of motor fitness of the 7-year-old girls are the level of proficiency in acrobatic exercises, the results of test No. 7 “Mixed hang rope pull-ups, times” (r = 0.872) and test No. 10 “Maintenance of stable posture – standing on one leg with closed eyes, s” (r = 0.870). Conclusions. Based on factor analysis, it was found that the level of proficiency in exercises determines the variation of testing results by 29.772%, and the development of motor skills is a priority in the educational process at primary school. The development of vestibular stability ensures the formation of motor skills, and the level of general physical fitness is the reserve in training girls aged 7, which will make it possible to increase the effectiveness of the educational process.

Motor Skills in the Structure of Physical Fitness of 7-Year-Old Boys

The purpose of this study was to determine the weight of motor skills in the structure of motor fitness of 7-year-old boys. Materials and methods. The study participants were 38 7-year-old boys. The children and their parents were informed about all the features of the study and gave their consent to participate in the experiment. The research methods used in the study include analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observations, testing of motor fitness, probabilistic approach to assessing the learning process, methods of mathematical statistics. Results. The level of fitness of the 7-year-old boys is homogeneous by the development of “agility” and “movement coordination”, inhomogeneous – by the development of arm strength and vestibular stability. The 7-year-old boys’ motor fitness is determined by their physical development, the level of general physical fitness and the level of motor skills development. A graphic representation of a two-factor model of testing results shows that analysis identifies two sets of data with high correlation coefficients. The first set includes tests No. 2, 1, 4, and 5, which characterize physical development, agility and endurance; the second – the level of proficiency in exercises No. 14, 13, 12, and the result of test No. 7 “Mixed hang rope pull-ups”. Conclusions. Based on factor analysis, the study found that the level of proficiency in exercises determines the variation of testing results by 28.437%, and the development of motor skills is a priority in the educational process at primary school. The development of “agility” and “movement coordination” ensures the formation of motor skills, and the development of arm strength and vestibular stability is the reserve in training boys aged 7 which will make it possible to increase the effectiveness of the educational process.

Вплив занять з лижної підготовки на рівень фізичної підготовленості і фізичного здоров’я учнів 5 – 6 класів

The article is considered on the effect of ski training on the level of physical fitness and physical health of students 5–6 classes. The basis of our methodology is the rational use of skiing equipment in the system of lessons for pupils of 5-6 classes in general education institutions in the presence of appropriate conditions. The main components of the methodology are the organization of training with specific tasks and means at each of the stages; the frequency of classes for a week and the use of exercises that are rationally balanced in orientation, capacity and volume in accordance with the individual abilities of the body of students; in the process of special physical training it is necessary to implement health-improving facilities taking into account the degree of their impact on the level of physical health and the tightness of the relationship with the result of skiing; the development of physical qualities during the lesson should be taken at least 20-30 minutes. Quantitative analysis of the results of pedagogical testing of physical preparedness showed that in the development of physical qualities of the studied students of experimental and control groups during training sessions, there were positive changes in most indicators. The reliability of changes in the average results of flexibility, strength and endurance of the abdominal muscles, arm strength was not confirmed in all groups (p&gt; 0.05). Also, the rates of speed and agility in boys and the agility of girls in control groups did not significantly increase. The most significant changes were the level of development of aerobic endurance. In Egyptian girls, on average, they improved their results in 588 m in skiing, and boys in 627 m (p &lt;0.01). In KG this indicator increased by 309 m in boys and by 305 in girls (p &lt;0.05). The results of the experiment indicate positive changes in the indicators of endurance, speed, agility, speed-strength and strength abilities that occurred in adolescents as a result of school-based skiing. The level of general physical fitness increased in all studied groups. The students' physical health indicators also got positive changes. The indicators of the index of life, index Robinson and Ruffier have increased, indicating an increase in the functional capabilites of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system and disability. The average score for the level of physical health has increased that indicates a significant improvement in the level of physical health under the influence of ski training. The number of pupils with low and below average health decreased twice in experimental groups, while the number of pupils with average health increased. The number of pupils with higher average and high levels of health has increased. This proves the overall positive impact of skiing at school and especially on the developed methodology.

Peculiarities of Physical Fitness and Body Composition of 5—7 Year-Old Children of Several Kaunas Preschools and Interaction between those Indexes

Childhood obesity is a key public health issue around the globe in developed and developing countries (Dugan, 2008). The recent worldwide increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity may be due in part to a decrease in children’s physical activity levels (Ball et al., 2001). It is necessary to develop early interventions to improve physical fitness in children and to prevent the increase of childhood obesity (Brunet et al., 2006). So, the aim of this study was to evaluate the body composition and physical fitness of children aged 5—7 years and to estimate the interaction between body composition components and physical fitness tests. Participants: 216 children participated in this study: 104 girls, mean age 5.90 ± 0.63 years and 112 boys — mean age 5.98 ± 0.50 years from Kaunas city (Lithuania) preschools. Methods: all the subjects have been measured for their height, body mass, waist circumference (WC) and skinfolds at 2 different places — triceps and subscapular. Body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat mass (BFM) were evaluated. All the participants did four physical fitness tests including speed shuttle run, 20 meters distance run, standing long jump and throwing 1 kg ball. General physical fitness level was evaluated based on B. Sekita (1988) methods. Results. Results showed that BMI did not significantly differ between boys and girls, and was evaluated as “optimal” for both groups. BFM was significantly higher in girls (p &lt; 0.001), and WC did not differ between genders. But WC had a tendency to increase with age in both boys and girls. Strong relationship was observed between BMI and BFM (r = 0.660, r = 0.660 respectively; p &lt; 0.01), and between BMI and WC (r = 0.703, r = 0.826 respectively; p &lt; 0.01) for both boys and girls. The results of physical tests showed that boys did all the tests better than girls (p &lt; 0.01). When we evaluated the general physical fitness of each child, the results indicated that their physical fitness waslow, evaluated as “good enough” for most boys and girls. General physical fitness of children negatively but slightly correlated with BFM (r = –0.201; p &lt; 0.001), it indicated that higher BFM determined lower evaluation of general physical fitness.Conclusions. Optimal body weight, according to body mass index, percentage body fat mass and waist circumference, was established for the bigger part of children, aged 5—7 years old. This study shows that physical fitness of children was low — evaluated as “good enough” and negatively correlated with body fat mass, showing that high body fat mass negatively impacted physical fitness.Key words: body mass index, percentage body fat mass, waist circumference, physical fitness.

The ways of improvement special physical training of high-qualified women volleyball players in competitive period of annual macrocycle

Urpose: to evaluate the influence of creating the program of training process in the competition period of the annual macro cycles on the level of special physical training of women volleyball players. Material and methods: women volleyball players of high qualification participated in the experiment (n=14, age 20-22 years). An assessment of the level of special physical fitness of volleyball players was conducted. It is used author’s program. Results: features of the functional dependence of the level of general physical preparedness with the separate components of the special physical preparedness of volleyball players are established. The peculiarities of dynamics of indicators of athletes’ special physical training in the competition period are determined. The strongest correlation relationship was the level of general physical fitness with: the level of general and hopping endurance; the level of development of jumping; special dexterity; special endurance; speed and strength of hands. As part of corrective modules, the training load of aerobic-anaerobic direction was increased. The main means of compound character training are: complex-coordinated and technical actions in combination with the accuracy of transmission; response to moving object; locking; attacking strikes. Conclusions: application of the experimental program of training process construction helps to maintain high level of basic indicators of athletes’ special physical fitness during the competitive season. The experimental program involved the redistribution of training loads of aerobic and anaerobic-aerobic orientation within the framework of correcting modules.

General Motor Performance Level of Slovak University Students Determined by Selected Physical Activity Factors

In this research authors evaluate general physical fitness level of 606 Slovak universities students (344 boys and 262 girls). Physical fitness was evaluated with reduced Eurofit battery tests. We have available students from the Faculty of physical education and sports and from 8 different faculties. We compared these measured parameters with former Slovak population norms. With questionnaire we learned used forms of student physical activities. Differences were evaluated with parametric un-pair t-test; we used *p&lt;0.05, **p&lt;0.01 significance levels. In the contribution is shown that students of the FSPORT reached higher level of general motor performance with regard to other faculties or former populations. It seems that compulsory physical and sport education subjects on universities do not influence significantly positively physical fitness level; the same is watched with unpaid physical activities forms. Decisive role in general motor performance level increase have forms of practising physical activities in individual leisure time.

Differentiation of Students’ Physical Load in Group Health-Improving Classes

The paper reveals the relevance of the implementation of group including educational-training classes with students, technologies of differentiation in planning the parameters of physical loads corresponding to the current state of the respondents. The paper presents the results of the directed use of individually-oriented health-improving programs designed for those engaged in them taking into account the results of detailed analysis of the level of their physical fitness, health and functional status: the conducted pedagogical experiment has shown that it was possible to achieve a significant health-improving effect (i.e. to increase the level of health by at least 1 point) in 32.6% of cases, which is 15.2% higher than in the control group, and to improve the level of the morphofunctional state of the organism in several features for all students of the experimental group. The level of general physical fitness of 91% of respondents increased on average by 18%, which is more than 50% higher than the control group. The organizational and methodological conditions necessary to apply these technologies in group training classes at the university with the purpose of optimizing the physical education of students are specified.

LEVEL OF PHYSICAL FITNESS OF ADOLESCENTS FROM SECONDARY AVIATION SCHOOL IN DĘBLIN

This study was undertaken in order to evaluate the level of physical fitness of boys from the Secondary Aviation School (SAS) (OLL) in Dęblin in respect of a comparative group. Examinations of physical fitness were conducted in December 2009 and covered 129 pupils. Their fitness was evaluated with the use of a battery of motor tests being a part of the European Physical Fitness Test (EUROFIT). In each age category, arithmetic means and standard deviations were calculated for the results achieved in all motor tests. Differences in the level of physical fitness between the surveyed boys and their average peers inhabiting the Lubelskie Province were determined with a T point scale. In turn, the significance of difference was evaluated with the use of the Student’s test for independent variables. The boys from SAS in Dęblin were characterized by a higher level of general physical fitness, as compared to their average peers. Distinct differences were noted in the tests of upper limb speed, explosive strength, trunk strength, trunk suppleness and functional strength. It should be noticed, however, that the boys examined were characterized by a significantly lower level of balance. In the other analyzed tests, the differences in the level of physical fitness were not so remarkable

Sports result vs. general physical fitness level of junior taekwondo athletes

Summary Introduction. The aim of the study was to identify correlations between general physical fitness (independent variable) and sports result (dependent variable) of junior taekwondo athletes. Material and methods. Of all the subjects n = 104 there were 62 male and 42 female juniors at the level of at least the 6 th kup. The research was conducted with the use of the International Physical Fitness Test (IPFT). A sports result was defined by the place won at Polish Junior Championships in 10 weight classes. The analysis regarding the significance of differences between groups was done by means of one-way ANOVA variance. Results and Conclusions. It was observed that a sports result in female junior taekwondo athletes was conditioned by the power of lower extremities, strength and endurance. In the case of males, however, it was not clearly determined what a sports result depended upon.

O idoso institucionalizado: avaliação da capacidade funcional e aptidão física

This study analyzed the relationship between physical fitness and functional capacity in 78 residents of long-stay institutions for low-income elderly located in five regions of Brazil. The majority of the sample consisted of women, and mean age was 77.4 years (SD = 7.9). Physical fitness was assessed with the AAHPERD test, adjusted for institutionalized elderly. The Katz scale was used for functional capacity. The five components of physical fitness rated fair for flexibility, coordination, agility, and aerobic endurance and good for strength. The mean general physical fitness (GPF) index was fair. According to the findings, the greater the degree of dependency in institutionalized elderly, the lesser their strength and GPF level; meanwhile, better coordination and agility are associated with greater independence for performing activities of daily living. The results can contribute to appropriate physical exercise programs for maintenance and/or recovery of functionality.