Analysis of Strength and Endurance Values in Schoolchildren Aged 7 to 10 Years in Tolú, Colombia

Carlos Alberto Agudelo Velásquez, María Luisa Zagalaz Sánchez and Félix Zurita Ortega
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Carlos Alberto Agudelo Velásquez: Instituto de Educación Física, Universidad de Antioquia, 050001 Medellín, Colombia
María Luisa Zagalaz Sánchez: Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Jaén, 23001 Jaén, Spain
Félix Zurita Ortega: Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal, Universidad de Granada, 18001 Granada, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 16, 1-10

Abstract: The objective of this study was to describe the state of strength and endurance in schoolchildren aged 7 to 10 years old from the city of Santiago de Tolú, Colombia, and to relate such values to their weights, heights, and body mass index (BMI) values. This was a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional research study, whose quantitative statistical analysis was compared with studies conducted in Colombia and other countries. Strength was measured by the summation of the segmental dynamometry of the upper and lower limbs, and endurance was measured with a 5 min continuous run test. This is the first investigation to characterize variables related to physical education and sport in schoolchildren from Tolú. The information collected on the evaluated population may aid in its sustainable human development, since significant differences in height, weight, BMI, strength, and endurance were identified with respect to other national and international populations.

Keywords: schoolchildren; endurance; strength; BMI (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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