TY - JOUR
T1 - Relations among physical activity, physical fitness, and self-perceived fitness in Hong Kong adolescents
AU - Chan, Eddie W.C.
AU - Au, Eva Y.M.
AU - Chan, Billy H.T.
AU - Kwan, May K.M.
AU - Yiu, Perry Y.P.
AU - Yeung, Wai Ella
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - The relationships between physical fitness, activity, and self-perceived fitness in adolescents in Hong Kong were investigated. Regular physical activity patterns, self-perceptions of fitness, and health-related physical fitness were measured in 201 secondary school students (M age = 13.8 yr.). The battery of fitness tests measured cardiovascular capacity, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and body fat composition. The boys had a higher self-perception of their own fitness and exercised more outside school than the girls. Participation in physical activity was related to cardiovascular capacity, muscular strength, and body composition. Linear regression analysis indicated that exercise activity and body composition explained a portion of variance in the subjects' self-perceived fitness. These findings highlight the connections between physical activity, fitness, and self-perception of fitness and consequently the need for understanding the concept for better health-promotion strategies.
AB - The relationships between physical fitness, activity, and self-perceived fitness in adolescents in Hong Kong were investigated. Regular physical activity patterns, self-perceptions of fitness, and health-related physical fitness were measured in 201 secondary school students (M age = 13.8 yr.). The battery of fitness tests measured cardiovascular capacity, flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and body fat composition. The boys had a higher self-perception of their own fitness and exercised more outside school than the girls. Participation in physical activity was related to cardiovascular capacity, muscular strength, and body composition. Linear regression analysis indicated that exercise activity and body composition explained a portion of variance in the subjects' self-perceived fitness. These findings highlight the connections between physical activity, fitness, and self-perception of fitness and consequently the need for understanding the concept for better health-promotion strategies.
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U2 - 10.2466/pms.2003.96.3.787
DO - 10.2466/pms.2003.96.3.787
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 12831253
SN - 0031-5125
VL - 96
SP - 787
EP - 797
JO - Perceptual and Motor Skills
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
IS - 3 I
ER -