Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Papitsa A

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• Research Article
  Physical Activity, Physical Fitness and Overweight in Early Schoolchildren
  Author(s): Fotini Arabatzi, Paschaleri Z, Papitsa A and Kellis EFotini Arabatzi, Paschaleri Z, Papitsa A and Kellis E
  
  Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate physical activity and physical fitness levels in children 7-8 years old with different body mass index (BMI). Methods: Eighty nine children (age 7.6 ± 0.4) participated in this study. BMI was used as obesity indicator and children were categorized in normal-weight and overweight/obese groups. Daily physical activity was assessed by RT3 accelerometer (Stayhealthy Inc, Monrovia, CA) and physical fitness was assessed using the European physical fitness test battery (Eurofit). Results: Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated no significant differences in the average daily total counts of physical activity and in scores of four fitness tests between the overweight/obese and normal-weight .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0673.1000178

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