Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents.
Regular participation in strength and conditioning activities positively correlates with health-related benefits in sports (team and individual). Maturity offset (MO) is a recognized parameter in fitness outcome assessment. The aims of the present study are to analyze cross-sectional allometric deve...
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| author | Matteo Giuriato Adam Kawczynski Dariusz Mroczek Nicola Lovecchio Alan Nevill |
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| description | Regular participation in strength and conditioning activities positively correlates with health-related benefits in sports (team and individual). Maturity offset (MO) is a recognized parameter in fitness outcome assessment. The aims of the present study are to analyze cross-sectional allometric development of motor performances in a sample of adolescents and relate scaled motor performance to the estimated amount and type of physical activity and biological maturity status in 771 subjects aged 14-19 years. Three physical fitness components were evaluated using field tests (standing broad jump, sit-ups, shuttle run). Extra hours of sport after school (EHS) and MO were the covariates. The model to predict the physical performance variables was: Y = a · Mk1 · Hk2 · WCk3 · exp(b · EHS + c · MO) · ε. Results suggest that having controlled for body size and body shape, performing EHS and being an early developer (identified by a positive MO slope parameter) benefits children in physical fitness and motor performance tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f57c2a48c20b4168b1499f2f8d6c26f72025-08-20T02:54:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01164e024962610.1371/journal.pone.0249626Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents.Matteo GiuriatoAdam KawczynskiDariusz MroczekNicola LovecchioAlan NevillRegular participation in strength and conditioning activities positively correlates with health-related benefits in sports (team and individual). Maturity offset (MO) is a recognized parameter in fitness outcome assessment. The aims of the present study are to analyze cross-sectional allometric development of motor performances in a sample of adolescents and relate scaled motor performance to the estimated amount and type of physical activity and biological maturity status in 771 subjects aged 14-19 years. Three physical fitness components were evaluated using field tests (standing broad jump, sit-ups, shuttle run). Extra hours of sport after school (EHS) and MO were the covariates. The model to predict the physical performance variables was: Y = a · Mk1 · Hk2 · WCk3 · exp(b · EHS + c · MO) · ε. Results suggest that having controlled for body size and body shape, performing EHS and being an early developer (identified by a positive MO slope parameter) benefits children in physical fitness and motor performance tasks.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249626&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Matteo Giuriato Adam Kawczynski Dariusz Mroczek Nicola Lovecchio Alan Nevill Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents. PLoS ONE |
| title | Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents. |
| title_full | Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents. |
| title_fullStr | Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents. |
| title_short | Allometric association between physical fitness test results, body size/shape, biological maturity, and time spent playing sports in adolescents. |
| title_sort | allometric association between physical fitness test results body size shape biological maturity and time spent playing sports in adolescents |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249626&type=printable |
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