Trends in Physical Fitness Among 12-Year-Old Children in Urban and Rural Areas During the Social Transformation Period in China

Ao, Deng; Wu, Fei; Yun, Chunfeng; Zheng, Xiaoying

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.08.021

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“…A study of temporal trends in muscular fitness of English 10 year olds found downward trends in standing long jump, handgrip, sit-ups and bent arm hang which were consistent with self-reported declines in physical activity [70]. Similar declines in measures of muscular fitness were reported in American [45], Australian [37], Canadian [74], Chinese [3], Czech [59], Flemish [55], Lithuanian [78], Spanish [57] and Swedish [22] youth. The observed declines in youth muscular fitness across the globe are consistent with decreases in participation in active play and sport activities and increases in sedentary behaviors (e.g., screen time) [4,64].…”

Section: Temporal Trends In Muscular Fitnesssupporting

confidence: 57%

Resistance Exercise for the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Dynapenia

Faigenbaum

Rebullido²,

Peña

et al. 2019

J. of SCI. IN SPORT AND EXERCISE

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Temporal trends of youth muscular fitness (i.e., muscular strength, muscular power and local muscular endurance) indicate that contemporary children and adolescents are weaker and slower than previous generations. Consequently, this generation of millennials appear to be just as vulnerable as older adults to the inevitable consequences of muscle disuse and neuromuscular dysfunction. The modern-day construct of pediatric dynapenia describes an identifiable and treatable condition in youth characterized by low levels of muscular strength and power and consequent physical and psychosocial limitations not caused by neurologic or muscular disease. An interaction of modifiable physical and psychosocial factors can influence the development and progression of pediatric dynapenia. Without structured interventions that target strength deficits and build strength reserves in a supporting environment, the divergence in performance between weaker and stronger children may persist into adolescence because weaker youth may be unable to break through a so-called strength barrier. Regular participation in a well-designed youth resistance training program provides an opportunity for youth to enhance their health and fitness while acquiring the physical skills and behaviors that support an active lifestyle. New insights have highlighted the importance of initiating strength-building interventions early in life to optimize performance gains in other important components of physical fitness. Developmentally appropriate resistance training should be integrated into school-and community-based youth fitness programs and strength-building activities should take a more prominent position in public health physical activity recommendations for children and adolescents.

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Section: Temporal Trends In Muscular Fitnesssupporting

confidence: 57%

Resistance Exercise for the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Dynapenia

Faigenbaum

Rebullido²,

Peña

et al. 2019

J. of SCI. IN SPORT AND EXERCISE

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“…Sixteen studies were conducted in Europe [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40], three studies in North America [18,41,42], two studies in Australia [43,44], one in China [45], one in Mozambique [46], and one in Brazil [47]. The 24 studies included were published between 2010 [18,30,33] and 2019 [35,43,45], and seven of them had at least two measurement points [18,26,[30][31][32]43,44]. The earliest data used in the studies were collected in 1969 [28] and the latest in 2015 [38,43,44].…”

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confidence: 99%

Secular Trends in Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents: A Review of Large-Scale Epidemiological Studies Published after 2006

Eberhardt

Niessner

Oriwol

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Physical fitness (PF) of children and adolescents is an important resource for their future health. Population-based studies, however, rarely report secular changes of PF, although monitoring of these is crucial to deriving information for adequate interventions. This review aims to report trends in PF of children and adolescents. A literature search was conducted in PubMed in July 2019. Cohort studies published in English allowing statements to be made on trends in PF by comparing youth between the ages of four and 18 years were included. The review identified 24 studies from 16 countries meeting the inclusion criteria, with an overall sample size of more than 860,000 children and adolescents. Through a standardized quality assessment tool, we classified two studies as strong, 21 as moderate, and only one as weak. We analyzed specific secular trends separately for the five different dimensions: endurance, strength, speed, flexibility, and coordination. The majority of studies report a decline of PF over time; however, a few studies report conflicting results. Performance in endurance, strength, and flexibility decreased over time, whereas there was no consistent trend reported for speed and coordination. Overall, there is no international standard on examining and reporting changes or secular trends in PF of children and adolescents, and comparability of studies is limited due to heterogeneous conditions of conducting and analyzing PF tests. Consequently, standardized and consistent international monitoring should be implemented.

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“…Ñëåäóåò îòìåòèòü, ÷òî áîëåå âûðàaeåííûé õàðàêòåð ýòà òåíäåíöèÿ ñòàëà ïðèîáðåòàòü â ãðóïïàõ èíäèâèäîâ, îáñëåäîâàííûõ â 1985-2000 ãã., à çàòåì ïîøëà íà ñïàä. Àâòîðû ñâÿçûâàþò ýòî ñ ïîâûøåíèåì òåìïîâ óðáàíèçàöèè ñòðàíû, çíà÷èòåëüíî óñèëèâøèõñÿ â ïîñëåäíåå äåñÿòèëåòèå [Ao et al, 2019]. ×òî êàñàåòñÿ íåïîñðåäñòâåííî Ìîíãîëèè, òî ñòåïåíü óðáàíèçàöèè ñòðàíû ïîâûøàåòñÿ áûñòðûìè òåìïàìè â òå÷åíèå ïîñëåäíèõ 20 ëåò: òàê, ïî÷òè ïîëîâèíà íàñåëåíèÿ ñòðàíû ïðîaeèâàåò â íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ â ñòîëèöå ã. Óëàí-Áàòîð, íî â ðàç-ëè÷íûõ óñëîâèÿõ (â þðòàõ, îáùåaeèòèÿõ, êâàðòèðàõ è áëàãîóñòðîåííûõ äîìàõ), ÷òî íàëàãàåò îòïå÷àòîê íà ìîðôîôóíêöèîíàëüíûå îñîáåííîñòè äåòåé è ìîëîäåaeè [Ãóíäåãìàà, 2009].…”

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Comparative analysis of total body parameters and functional characteristics of Mongolian rural and urban children and adolescents

Godina¹,

Gundegmaa²,

Permiakova³

2019

MUAB

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Trends in Physical Fitness Among 12-Year-Old Children in Urban and Rural Areas During the Social Transformation Period in China

Cited by 25 publications

References 21 publications

Resistance Exercise for the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Dynapenia

Resistance Exercise for the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Dynapenia

Secular Trends in Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents: A Review of Large-Scale Epidemiological Studies Published after 2006

Comparative analysis of total body parameters and functional characteristics of Mongolian rural and urban children and adolescents

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