Open AccessCorrelation between aerobic fitness and body composition in middle school students
Author(s) -
Vazgen Minasian,
Seyed Mohammad Marandi,
Roya Kelishadi,
Hossein Abolhassani
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of preventive medicine/international journal of preventive medicine.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2008-8213
pISSN - 2008-7802
DOI - 10.4103/2008-7802.157666
Subject(s) - medicine , aerobic exercise , obesity , physical fitness , cardiovascular fitness , body mass index , body fat percentage , correlation , vo2 max , fat mass , aerobic capacity , physical therapy , composition (language) , demography , gerontology , mathematics , heart rate , blood pressure , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , geometry
Since correlations have been found between body composition and physical activity in different parts of the world, inactivity and poor physical condition likely contributes main factors in childhood obesity. This study was implemented to determine the relationship between cardiovascular fitness and body-composition in a group of Iranian middle school students.