Physical fitness, but not physical activity, is associated with mental health in apparently healthy young adults

Blumenburg, Wesley T.; Frederick, Josiah M.; Cross, Brett L.; Culver, Meral N.; McMillan, Nathan K.; Montoye, Alexander H.K.; Flatt, Andrew A.; Grosicki, Gregory J.

doi:10.23736/s0022-4707.21.13115-9

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“…Although physical health indicators, such as height and weight, among Chinese adults improved from 2014 to 2020, physical fitness parameters, such as strength, flexibility, and agility, continue to decline, with percentages of 0.5, 3.8, and 1.8, respectively [ 1 ]. Maintaining good physical fitness is crucial for maintaining good overall health, as a decline in physical fitness is associated with negative health effects, such as functional impairment [ 2 ], poor bone health [ 3 ], disability [ 4 ], and poor mental health [ 5 ]. Early adulthood is an important period for habit formation [ 6 ], and developing good physical fitness during this period has the potential to have far-reaching consequences [ 7 ].…”

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Duration of Daytime Napping Is Related to Physical Fitness among Chinese University Students

Kong

Chen

Gong

2022

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Reportedly, daytime napping affects the physical fitness of athletes. However, results of these studies are conflicting, and may not be generalizable to all populations. Early adulthood is an important period linking adolescents and adults, during which building good physical fitness is crucial for their remaining lives. Thus, we investigated whether daytime napping duration is associated with physical fitness among Chinese university students. This study was based on an annual physical health examination for all university students and included 11,199 participants (6690 males; 4509 females). The daytime napping duration was assessed using a self-report questionnaire. Physical fitness was measured with a 50 m sprint; 1000 m (for males) and 800 m (for females) runs; standing long jump, sit-and-reach, pull-up (for males), and sit-up (for females) tests; and vital capacity. The adjusted association was evaluated using analysis of covariance. Of the participants, 86% napped regularly. After covariate adjustment was performed, significant V-shaped associations were observed between the daytime napping duration and the 50 m sprint and 800 m run results in males and females. Inverted V-shaped associations were observed between the daytime napping duration and the sit-and-reach, standing long jump, and pull-up test performances and vital capacity in males and between the daytime napping duration and the standing long jump test performance in females. Daytime napping for <30 min may have beneficial effects on physical fitness among university students.

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