Studia Kinanthropologica

Studia Kinanthropologica 2008, 9(1):19-23

Active life style like the determinants of their body composition and fitness state

Václav Bunc

Laboratoř sportovní motoriky, UK FTVS Praha, ČR

Active life style (ALS) it is a form of life style (LS), that we understand like an interaction between individual and environment. This interaction in basic simplification has the two parts - biological and social. ALS is considered to be such LS where adequate regular physical activity has its place too. The aim of this study was verify the possibility to assess the influence of the ALS on selected body composition (BC) physical fitness state variables in children. The study was realized in the groups of healthy children of both genders. Assessed were 450 boys and 340 girls without regularly physical activities and in the groups of active children 262 boys and 210 girls, al in age ranged from 6 to 14 years. Mean energy cost of exercise during a week ranged from 1360 kcal (5685 kJ) to 2620 kcal (10952 kJ) (mean was 1980±310 kcal - 8276±1296 kJ). In active children ranged their exercise energy cost of exercise per week from 7400 kcal (30930 kJ) 12600 kcal (52670 kJ) (mean 9800±520 kcal - 40960±2174 kJ). The gender differences were non-significant, but data in girls were about 5-7% lower. FFM, body mass, physical fitness (maximal oxygen uptake) were in active children higher than non-active. We conclude that ALS significantly influent the BC and physical fitness in children. In the same we may conclude that BC and physical fitness variables may the indicators of ALS.

Keywords: active life style; physical fitness; body composition; movement activities; children

Published: March 30, 2008  Show citation