VI. The Use of the Step Test in the Evaluation of the Fitness of Adolescents
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چکیده
The development of a simple test for the estimation of the dynamic fitness of adolescents has been described.1' 2 In this report our experience with this test both in assessing individual fitness and also the efficiency of a "body building" program is discussed. At the beginning of the fall term of a school year a group of 609 boys, ranging in age from 13 to 19 years, were given a step test; after 11 weeks' participation in a program of calisthenics, obstacle running, and athletics 551 of these boys were re-tested. Data concerning these two tests are presented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1943