TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel monitoring system (Aut fit) for anthropometrics and physical fitness in primary school children in austria
T2 - A cross‐sectional pilot study
AU - Jarnig, Gerald
AU - Jaunig, Johannes
AU - Kerbl, Reinhold
AU - Lima, Rodrigo Antunes
AU - van Poppel, Mireille N. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Ser‐ vice and Sport, grant number GZ205.410/0014‐II/B/5/2018. Open Access Funding by the University of Graz.
Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport, grant number GZ205.410/0014?II/B/5/2018. Open Access Funding by the University of Graz.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - Monitoring of anthropometric and physical fitness parameters in primary school children is important for the prevention of future health problems. Many of the existing test batteries that are useful for monitoring require expensive test materials, specialized test administrators, and a lot of space. This limits the usefulness of such tests for widespread use. The aim of this pilot study was to design and evaluate monitoring tools for anthropometrics and physical fitness tests in primary schools, called AUT FIT. The test battery consists of height, weight, and waist circumference measurement and eight fitness tests (6 min run, V sit‐and‐reach, jumping sideways, standing long jump, medicine ball throw, 4 × 10 m shuttle run, ruler drop, single leg stand). Data of 821 children aged 7 to 10 years were gathered. Most AUT FIT tests showed excellent test–retest and interrater reliability and were easy to implement. Criterion‐related validity was evident by a strong correlation between physical education teacher rankings and rank scores for motor fitness. Nationwide implementation in the Austrian school system could be an important component for monitoring and improving the health and fitness of primary school children.
AB - Monitoring of anthropometric and physical fitness parameters in primary school children is important for the prevention of future health problems. Many of the existing test batteries that are useful for monitoring require expensive test materials, specialized test administrators, and a lot of space. This limits the usefulness of such tests for widespread use. The aim of this pilot study was to design and evaluate monitoring tools for anthropometrics and physical fitness tests in primary schools, called AUT FIT. The test battery consists of height, weight, and waist circumference measurement and eight fitness tests (6 min run, V sit‐and‐reach, jumping sideways, standing long jump, medicine ball throw, 4 × 10 m shuttle run, ruler drop, single leg stand). Data of 821 children aged 7 to 10 years were gathered. Most AUT FIT tests showed excellent test–retest and interrater reliability and were easy to implement. Criterion‐related validity was evident by a strong correlation between physical education teacher rankings and rank scores for motor fitness. Nationwide implementation in the Austrian school system could be an important component for monitoring and improving the health and fitness of primary school children.
KW - Body mass index
KW - Children
KW - Health‐related fitness
KW - Monitoring
KW - Motor fitness
KW - Physical fitness
KW - School
KW - Test battery
KW - Waist‐to‐height ratio
KW - Weight classification
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85121794706
U2 - 10.3390/sports10010004
DO - 10.3390/sports10010004
M3 - Article
C2 - 35050969
SN - 2075-4663
VL - 10
JO - Sports (Basel, Switzerland)
JF - Sports (Basel, Switzerland)
IS - 1
M1 - 4
ER -