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10.31382/eqol.180604Health-related fitness in preschool children: Difference between organized and unorganized physical activity
Primary Health Care Center “Novi Sad”, Novi Sad, Serbia
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia
Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Zagreb, Croatia
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The aim of this research was to determine the differences in health-related fitness between preschool children involved in organized and unorganized physical activities. This study was performed on a sample of 220 healthy preschool children that were divided into two groups, organized physical activity group (N=99) and unorganized physical activity group (N=121). Beside the set of anthropometric variables children were tested for Standing broad jump, Classic sitand-reach test, Bent arm hang, Sit-ups in 30 seconds and Handgrip strength test. The t-test applied to determine differences between anthropometric characteristic revealed differences for almost all variables (p≤0.05). Moreover, the organized physical activity group showed better results in all fitness variables compared to unorganized group (p≤0.01). It can be concluded that the developmental gymnastics program has influence on improvement of health-related fitness in preschool children.
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