| Literature DB >> 30202338 |
Dave Stodden1, Ryan Sacko1, Danielle Nesbitt1.
Abstract
The relationship between physical fitness and health in adults is well established, yet until recently, empirical support for the impact of physical fitness levels on health markers in children has not been thoroughly documented. The aim of this review was to provide a summary of current literature that has examined the linkage between measures of health-related physical fitness (ie, cardiorespiratory fitness, musculoskeletal fitness, flexibility, and body composition) and health markers in youth. Specifically, this review focused on the findings from the recent 2012 Institutes of Medicine report on Fitness Measures in Youth as well as other subsequent review articles related to the topic. In addition, recommendations for health-related fitness assessments in youth populations are presented.Entities:
Keywords: assessments; health markers; health-related fitness; youth
Year: 2015 PMID: 30202338 PMCID: PMC6125085 DOI: 10.1177/1559827615619577
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Lifestyle Med ISSN: 1559-8276