Stanley Sai-Chuen Hui1, Ru Zhang1, Koya Suzuki2, Hisashi Naito2, Govindasamy Balasekaran3, Jong-Kook Song4, Soo Yeon Park5, Yiing-Mei Liou6, Dajiang Lu7, Bee Koon Poh8, Kallaya Kijboonchoo9, Wiyada Thasanasuwan9. 1. Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. 2. Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. 3. Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. 4. College of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. 5. Department of Physical Education, Yong In University, Seoul, Korea. 6. Institute of Community Health Care, School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. 7. School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China. 8. Nutritional Sciences Programme & Centre for Community Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 9. Department of Nutrition, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract
Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate and compare physical activity (PA) and health-related fitness in Asian adolescents, and to examine the associations between meeting PA guidelines and attaining fitness standards. Methods: A sample of 12,590 adolescents (Mage = 13.63 years, SD = 1.01) from eight Asian metropolitan cities completed measurements of PA, five field-based fitness tests, and covariates. The fitness test scores were further classified into Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) or Needs Improvement Zone (NIZ). Results: Findings showed that adolescents' levels of PA and fitness components differed by cities. City differences were also found in proportions of meeting PA guidelines and achieving the HFZs of aerobic capacity, muscular fitness, and body composition. After controlling covariates, meeting PA guidelines positively associated with being in the HFZs of aerobic and muscular fitness, but the association was not significant with being in the body composition HFZ. Conclusion: There was a large variation in PA and health-related fitness in adolescents across the eight Asian cities. Asian adolescents achieving PA guidelines were more likely to be in the HFZ of aerobic and muscular fitness. Prospective follow-up studies are warranted to gain better insights into the relationships between objectively-measured PA and fitness.
Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate and compare physical activity (PA) and health-related fitness in Asian adolescents, and to examine the associations between meeting PA guidelines and attaining fitness standards. Methods: A sample of 12,590 adolescents (Mage = 13.63 years, SD = 1.01) from eight Asian metropolitan cities completed measurements of PA, five field-based fitness tests, and covariates. The fitness test scores were further classified into Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) or Needs Improvement Zone (NIZ). Results: Findings showed that adolescents' levels of PA and fitness components differed by cities. City differences were also found in proportions of meeting PA guidelines and achieving the HFZs of aerobic capacity, muscular fitness, and body composition. After controlling covariates, meeting PA guidelines positively associated with being in the HFZs of aerobic and muscular fitness, but the association was not significant with being in the body composition HFZ. Conclusion: There was a large variation in PA and health-related fitness in adolescents across the eight Asian cities. Asian adolescents achieving PA guidelines were more likely to be in the HFZ of aerobic and muscular fitness. Prospective follow-up studies are warranted to gain better insights into the relationships between objectively-measured PA and fitness.
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Aerobic capacity; adolescent health; cross-cultural comparison; physical fitness; public health
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