Organized Sports and Physical Activities as Sole Influencers of Fitness: The Homeschool Population

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dc.citation.articleNumber13
dc.citation.issueNumber1
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
dc.citation.volumeNumber4
dc.contributor.authorKabiri, Laura S.
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, Augusto X.
dc.contributor.authorPerkins-Ball, Amanda M.
dc.contributor.authorDiep, Cassandra S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-11T15:44:18Z
dc.date.available2019-12-11T15:44:18Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractHomeschool children may rely solely on organized sports and physical activities to achieve recommended levels of physical activity and fitness. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in fitness levels between homeschool children who did, and did not, participate in organized sports or physical activities, and then examine relationships between hours per week in sports or physical activities and cardiorespiratory fitness as measured by portions of the FitnessGram® test battery. Organized sports/physical activity participation information was gathered on 100 children ages 10–17 years who completed tests of upper, abdominal, and cardiorespiratory fitness. The current investigation revealed that participation alone was not associated with higher levels of physical fitness as assessed by the 90° push-up test or curl-up test nor was time in participation related to cardiorespiratory fitness as assessed by the Progressive Aerobic Capacity Endurance Run (PACER). These activities alone may be insufficient for meeting physical activity recommendations and improving physical fitness. Therefore, children and adolescents educated at home may need additional opportunities to participate in unstructured daily physical activity.
dc.identifier.citationKabiri, Laura S., Rodriguez, Augusto X., Perkins-Ball, Amanda M., et al.. "Organized Sports and Physical Activities as Sole Influencers of Fitness: The Homeschool Population." <i>Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology,</i> 4, no. 1 (2019) MDPI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4010013.
dc.identifier.digitaljfmk-04-00013
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk4010013
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/107845
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordsport
dc.subject.keywordconditioning
dc.subject.keywordphysical activity
dc.subject.keywordchildren
dc.subject.keywordadolescents
dc.titleOrganized Sports and Physical Activities as Sole Influencers of Fitness: The Homeschool Population
dc.typeJournal article
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