Physical Fitness and Body Composition in 10–12-Year-Old Danish Children in Relation to Leisure-Time Club-Based Sporting Activities

This study investigated whether the physical fitness and body composition of 10–12-year-old Danish children are related to participation in leisure-time club-based sporting activities. The study involved 544 Danish 10–12-year-old 5th-grade municipal schoolchildren (269 boys and 275 girls, 11.1 ± 0.4...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-8
Main Authors: Ottesen, L., Krustrup, Peter, Elbe, Anne-Marie, Hansen, Lone, Møller, Andreas, Lundager, I., Sandager, Lene, Madsen, Mads, Larsen, M. N., Ørntoft, Christina, Madsen, Esben E.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Blood pressure
Body composition
Body mass
Cardiovascular disease
Children
Children & youth
Exercise
Football
Games
Girls
Heart rate
Lean body mass
Leisure
Metabolism
Muscles
Nutrition
Participation
Physical fitness
Slopes
Sports & recreation clubs
Studies
Team sports
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Summary:This study investigated whether the physical fitness and body composition of 10–12-year-old Danish children are related to participation in leisure-time club-based sporting activities. The study involved 544 Danish 10–12-year-old 5th-grade municipal schoolchildren (269 boys and 275 girls, 11.1 ± 0.4 years). After answering a questionnaire about leisure-time sporting activities, the children were divided into four groups: football club participation (FC; n=141), other ball games (OBG; n=42), other sports (OS; n=194), and no sports-club participation (NSC; n=167). The children completed a battery of health and fitness tests, including a 20 m sprint test, a standing long-jump test, the Yo-Yo IR1 children’s test (YYIR1C), and body composition, blood pressure, resting heart rate (HRrest), and the flamingo balance test. The children engaged in club-based ball games (FC and OBG) had higher (p
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2018/9807569