Marcia Drew Hohn, Winston Lawrence, Julie McKinney, David J Rosen, Maricel G Santos, Rob Sheppard, Gregory Smith, Alexandra Ziskind
Adult Basic Education: Community Health Partnerships and Health Disparities
Health literacy research and practice
study examined associations students physical fitness physical activity pa well specific physical fitness components significant correlates physically active different settings boys girls total 265 fifthgrade students average age 11 voluntarily participated study students physical fitness assessed using four fitnessgram tests including progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run pacer curlup pushup trunk lift tests students daily pa assessed various settings using daily pa log 7 days data analyzed descriptive statistics univariate analyses multiple rsquared liner regression methods performance four physical fitness tests significantly associated pa minutes spent physical education pe class recess total sample girls boys performance four fitness tests significantly linked participation sportsdances outside school total weekly pa minutes total sample boys girls boys girls physically fit spent significantly time engaging sportsdances greater total weekly pa boys girls physically fit addition physically fit girls physically active recess girls physically fit overall students performance four physical fitness tests significantly associated physically active pe recess engaging sportsdances well total weekly pa minutes participation nonorganized physical play outside school clinicaltrialsgov id nct03015337 registered date 1092017 retrospectively registered