Distribution of health-related physical fitness in Slovak population

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14510%2F15%3A00085021" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14510/15:00085021 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://www.springerplus.com/content/4/1/691" target="_blank" >http://www.springerplus.com/content/4/1/691</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1479-4" target="_blank" >10.1186/s40064-015-1479-4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Distribution of health-related physical fitness in Slovak population

Original language description

Purpose of the study was to examine relationship between distribution of healthy fitness zone standards of high school students and their type of housing or area of residence. Study sample consisted of 684 students (284 boys, 400 girls) from urban and rural areas of the region Presov in the eastern part of Slovakia. Physical fitness was assessed by four tests: back-saver sit and reach, shoulder stretch, curl-ups and 90° push-ups. Differences by place of residence and types of housing were examined by correspondence analysis of two-dimensional tables with computing Chi square value at significance level p &lt; 0.05. Urban students performed higher level of flexibility, abdominal and upper strength and endurance than rural ones. Boys and girls living ina flat reached higher level of flexibility and abdominal strength/endurance however, they performed worse in upper strength and endurance than those living in a house.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AK - Sport and leisure time activities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

SpringerPlus

ISSN

2193-1801

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

4

Issue of the periodical within the volume

November

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000368705900008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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