Physical fitness and the physical activity status of 15-year-old adolescents in a semi-urban community

South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-73

  Lennox, Anita ^a   Pienaar, Anita E ^a   Wilders, Cilas ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Low socio economic environment; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349135749     PISSN: 03799069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajrs.v30i1.25983     Document Type: Article

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