Physical fitness percentiles of Polish children aged 4–7 years

Abstract The purpose of this study was to report sex- and age-specific physical fitness level in Polish children aged 4 to 7. 11.709 children participated in the study, including 5.684 girls and 6.025 boys aged 4 to 7 who attended kindergarten institutions throughout Poland. Physical fitness was ass...

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Autores principales:	Karolina H. Przednowek, Marta Niewczas, Łukasz Wójcik, Wojciech Paśko, Janusz Iskra, Krzysztof Przednowek
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8d6588d0299e4ce594ef0b231cabacb72021-12-02T13:26:25ZPhysical fitness percentiles of Polish children aged 4–7 years10.1038/s41598-021-86903-x2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/8d6588d0299e4ce594ef0b231cabacb72021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86903-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The purpose of this study was to report sex- and age-specific physical fitness level in Polish children aged 4 to 7. 11.709 children participated in the study, including 5.684 girls and 6.025 boys aged 4 to 7 who attended kindergarten institutions throughout Poland. Physical fitness was assessed using four tests developed by Sekita including shuttle run 4 × 5 m with moving the block, standing long jump, throwing 1 kg medicine ball with two hands above the head and 20 m run. Percentile charts were developed separately for males and females using the LMS method. Boys showed higher physical fitness values than girls. In addition, an increase in the level of physical fitness was observed along with the age of the subjects. The developed reference values by age and sex in the field of physical fitness can be used for diagnostic purposes and assessing the level of physical fitness of preschool children. In addition, they can be helpful for healthcare professionals, parents and teachers to develop children’s motor activation programs and monitor their physical fitness.Karolina H. PrzednowekMarta NiewczasŁukasz WójcikWojciech PaśkoJanusz IskraKrzysztof PrzednowekNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Karolina H. Przednowek Marta Niewczas Łukasz Wójcik Wojciech Paśko Janusz Iskra Krzysztof Przednowek Physical fitness percentiles of Polish children aged 4–7 years
description	Abstract The purpose of this study was to report sex- and age-specific physical fitness level in Polish children aged 4 to 7. 11.709 children participated in the study, including 5.684 girls and 6.025 boys aged 4 to 7 who attended kindergarten institutions throughout Poland. Physical fitness was assessed using four tests developed by Sekita including shuttle run 4 × 5 m with moving the block, standing long jump, throwing 1 kg medicine ball with two hands above the head and 20 m run. Percentile charts were developed separately for males and females using the LMS method. Boys showed higher physical fitness values than girls. In addition, an increase in the level of physical fitness was observed along with the age of the subjects. The developed reference values by age and sex in the field of physical fitness can be used for diagnostic purposes and assessing the level of physical fitness of preschool children. In addition, they can be helpful for healthcare professionals, parents and teachers to develop children’s motor activation programs and monitor their physical fitness.
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title	Physical fitness percentiles of Polish children aged 4–7 years
title_short	Physical fitness percentiles of Polish children aged 4–7 years
title_full	Physical fitness percentiles of Polish children aged 4–7 years
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Physical fitness percentiles of Polish children aged 4–7 years

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