Physical Efficiency Tests Research Articles

Physical Efficiency Tests: Information for Teachers and Sports Coaches

The purpose of the research was to determine the physical and gestural state of students between eight and nine years of age in a Peruvian educational institution, as well as to provide Physical Education teachers with useful scales to evaluate what concerns physical abilities. and motor skills by age, from simple but validated tests, called Physical Efficiency Tests. It is a descriptive cross-sectional investigation. For this, the physical capacities resistance, strength, speed and flexibility were measured; managing to measure up to two capacities per session, also bringing together capacities that are directly proportional, such as resistance with flexibility and strength with speed. Population: 100% of the students participating in the study (95) distributed in 54 girls and 41 boys. For data collection, Microsoft Excel and SPSS v.25 were used. Conclusions: The results show that Peruvian Physical Education teachers do not have the necessary tools to know how much they can increase or decrease the internal and external loads of physical activity on their students. A deterioration in the conditional capacities and motor skills of the evaluated population is observed. Participating students are at levels of physical efficiency below expectations, especially those who are in the third and fourth levels.

Effect of L-carnitine and Hoodia gordonii Supplementation on Metabolic Markers and Physical Performance under Short Term Calorie Restriction in Rats

<p>Calorie restriction can occur as a consequence of food shortage due to natural calamities, war like situations or voluntarily for health benefits. This state of negative energy balance leads to decrease in performance and increase in feeling of hunger. A normal individual can sustain himself on stored energy in form of body fat for a period of time. It was hypothesised that use of an appetite suppressant like Hoodia gordonii along with L-carnintine, which helps in fat oxidation can be used as strategy for coping adverse situation without compromising physical performance. The aim of the study was to evaluate the combined effect of H. gordonii and L-carnitine supplementation on metabolic changes and appetite regulatory peptides during calorie restriction. Male albino rats were divided into two groups (n=12 in each) i.e. control (without treatment) and treated (H. gordonii organic solvent extract and L-carnitine, orally for 5 days at a dose of 100 mg/kg under 25 per cent calorie restriction). Biochemical variables including regulatory peptides were estimated along with physical efficiency tests. Significant changes in ghrelin, leptin, corticosterone and thyroid hormones were observed in comparison to control. While blood glucose, AMP kinase decreased significantly in the treated group, an increase in CPT-1 activity was observed compared with controls. It is concluded that approach could be practically suitable and effective in emergency situations of combat or food shortage.</p><p><strong>Defence Science Journal, Vol. 66, No. 1, January 2016, pp. 11-18, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.66.9178</strong></p>

Effect of L-carnitine Supplementation on Nutritional Status and Physical Performance Under Calorie Restriction.

L-carnitine is popular as a potential ergogenic aid because of its role in the conversion of fat into energy. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of short term supplementation of L-carnitine on metabolic markers and physical efficiency tests under short term calorie restriction. Male albino rats were divided into four groups (n=12 in each)-control, calorie restricted (CR for 5days, 25% of basal food intake), L-carnitine supplemented (CAR, given orally for 5days at a dose of 100mg/kg), CR with L-carnitine supplementation (CR+CAR). Food intake and body weight of the rats were measured along with biochemical variables like blood glucose, tissue glycogen, plasma and muscle protein and enzymatic activities of CPT-1 (carnitine palmitoyl transferase-1) and AMP kinase. Results demonstrated that L-carnitine caused marked increase in muscle glycogen, plasma protein, CPT-1 activity and swim time of rats (P<0.05) on short term supplementation. In addition to the substantive effects caused by CR alone, L-carnitine under CR significantly affected muscle glycogen, plasma protein, CPT-1 activity and AMP kinase (P<0.05). Short term CR along with L-carnitine also resulted in increased swim time of rats than control, CR and L-carnitine treated rats (P<0.05). The present study was an attempt towards developing an approach for better adherence to dietary restriction regimen, with the use of L-carnitine.

Physical efficiency tests on Indian male "Kabaddi" inter-university players.

The participants of inter-university "Kabaddi" competition showed higher values of height, weight and surface area than average Indian population, indicating better attainment of growth in them. Further, the values of respiratory efficiency tests like, FEV1, MEFR and PEFR were also observed to be more in these players, probably due to training effect. The grip strength values were high in comparison to those of Indian football goalkeepers and hockey players.

Some physical efficiency tests on Bengalese football goalkeepers.

Simple anthropometric measurements and physical efficiency tests were conducted on 21 Football Goalkeepers from West Bengal, India. The age of the subjects varied between 18--24 years (av. 21.1). The Vital Capacity (total ml/cm of height, L/m2 of surface area) and the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (total, L/cm of height, L/kg of body weight, L/m2 of surface area, L/age) were noted to be higher in the subjects of the present study than those reported for average healthy Indian population, but lower than values from top Indian athletes. The values of grip strength observed in this study could not be compared because of unavailability of Indian norms. The higher values of physical efficiency tests observed in these subjects in comparison to those of average Indian populations were probably due to training effects.

Physical Efficiency Tests for College Women

(1948). Physical Efficiency Tests for College Women. Research Quarterly. American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 62-69.

The Physiology of Exercise.

The subtitle of the book more nearly describes the character and aims of the book since it is essentially a textbook for students in physical education rather than a monograph on the physiology of exercise. The first half of the book is devoted to the general effects of exercise on bodily functions such as circulation, blood pressure, heart rate, blood composition, and the effects of exercise in the way of training and neuromuscular mechanism. The second part deals more specifically with the effects of certain types of exercise such as gymnastics, swimming, rowing and running on the bodily functions. There is a chapter on Physical Efficiency Tests and a concluding chapter on the Physiology of Training. Each chapter is concluded with a fairly complete bibliography and a detailed set of questions covering the content of each chapter. These questions appear like elementary examination questions. The author appears conversant with the

The Application of the Air Force Physical Efficiency Tests to Men and Women.

The Application of the Air Force Physical Efficiency Tests to Men and Women.

Physical Efficiency Tests as a Practical Method of Popularizing Physical Education at the University of California

(1918). Physical Efficiency Tests as a Practical Method of Popularizing Physical Education at the University of California. American Physical Education Review: Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 27-33.

Physical Efficiency Tests as a Practical Method of Popularizing Physical Education at the University of California

Physical Efficiency Tests as a Practical Method of Popularizing Physical Education at the University of California