Kabiri Laura S, Rodriguez Augusto X, Perkins-Ball Amanda M, Diep Cassandra S
Kinesiology Department, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2019 Jan 28;4(1):13. doi: 10.3390/jfmk4010013.
Homeschool children may rely solely on organized sports and physical activities to achieve recommended levels of physical activity and fitness. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in fitness levels between homeschool children who did, and did not, participate in organized sports or physical activities, and then examine relationships between hours per week in sports or physical activities and cardiorespiratory fitness as measured by portions of the FitnessGram test battery. Organized sports/physical activity participation information was gathered on 100 children ages 10-17 years who completed tests of upper, abdominal, and cardiorespiratory fitness. The current investigation revealed that participation alone was not associated with higher levels of physical fitness as assessed by the 90° push-up test or curl-up test nor was time in participation related to cardiorespiratory fitness as assessed by the Progressive Aerobic Capacity Endurance Run (PACER). These activities alone may be insufficient for meeting physical activity recommendations and improving physical fitness. Therefore, children and adolescents educated at home may need additional opportunities to participate in unstructured daily physical activity.
在家上学的孩子可能仅依靠有组织的体育运动和身体活动来达到推荐的身体活动和健康水平。本研究的目的是调查参加和未参加有组织的体育运动或身体活动的在家上学孩子之间的健康水平差异，然后检验每周在体育运动或身体活动中的时长与通过体能测试电池部分项目测量的心肺适能之间的关系。收集了100名10至17岁完成上肢、腹部和心肺适能测试的孩子的有组织体育运动/身体活动参与信息。当前调查显示，就90度俯卧撑测试或仰卧起坐测试评估的而言，仅参与活动与更高的身体健康水平无关，且就渐进有氧能力耐力跑（PACER）评估的而言，参与时长与心肺适能也无关。仅这些活动可能不足以满足身体活动建议并改善身体健康。因此，在家接受教育的儿童和青少年可能需要更多机会参与无组织的日常身体活动。
