Study: Assessment
of teenagers physical condition in Barcelona
Sample:
200
Students of the city of Barcelona (Spain). 120 Male and 80 Female with ages
comprised between 12 and 16 years old (High school age). Taken by groups of
different high-schools (20 education centres) among the different districts of
the city
Procedures:
The data
collection had 2 steps:
Step 1:
InSchool questionnaire covering the following topics:
·
Living
conditions (people per household, income group, neighbourhood)
·
Age,
weight and height
·
Nutrition
habits (by ppresence of different macro-nutrients)
·
Practice
of exercise
·
Academical
scores
Step 2:
Eurofit physical tests. Pre-made physical tests to determine different physical
capabilities:
·
Stamina
– Course Navette
·
Upper
body strength – MedBall launch
·
Lower
body strength – Horizontal jumps
·
Flexibility
– Full body bends
·
Muscular
resistance – Minute crunches
·
Explosive
speed – 5x10 courses
Measures:
Explanatory
measure observe unvariable living conditions for the student such as in which
neighbourhood they live, number of siblings age, sex and height
Other
variable conditions are also observed such as; which kind of diet they follow,
how much sport they practice, how much time they devote to studying
Response
variable considered are weight and body mass indexes, results in the physical
tests. Students are categorized by physical prowess from 0 to 10 drawn from the
result the get on the eurofit tests.
