Open AccessSomatic and Motor Fitness Characteristics of Rural Primary School Girls in Ellisras, South Africa
Author(s) -
M.A. Monyeki,
A.L. Toriola,
J. S. Brits,
KD Monyeki,
H.C.G. Kemper,
Anita E. Pienaar
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
asian journal of physical education and recreation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2075-4604
DOI - 10.24112/ajper.81260
Subject(s) - multi stage fitness test , demography , body height , balance (ability) , physical fitness , physical therapy , psychology , gerontology , medicine , body weight , sociology
LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of this study was to measure somatic and motor fitness characteristics in 8 to 11 (N = 232) year-old girls in Ellisras rural area of South Africa. Motor fitness was assessed with the EUROFIT test battery: 10 x 5 m shuttle run, standing broad jump, sit and reach, bentarm hang, sit-ups, flamingo balance and plate tapping. Somatic measurements were taken according to the protocol of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). Significant increases were observed with age in height, body weight, girth, width, skinfolds and sum of skinfolds in the Ellisras girls (p