Measuring physical fitness in children who are 5 to 12 years old with a test battery that is functional and easy to administer

Physical Therapy

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1087-1095

  Fjørtoft, Ingunn ^a   Pedersen, Arve Vorland ^b   Sigmundsson, Hermundur ^b   Vereijken, Beatrix ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80053107904     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090350     Document Type: Article

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