2020, Volume 12, Issue 4

Assessment of physical fitness among non-athlete adolescents: Effect of familiarization sessions



Diogo Henrique Constantino Coledam1, Rodrigo Dias Caria de Oliveira1

1Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo


Author for correspondence: Diogo Henrique Constantino Coledam; Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo; email: diogohcc@yahoo.com.br

Diogo Henrique Constantino Coledam: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6211-7069


DOI: 10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.05

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Abstract

Background: ‪The validity and reliability of fitness tests are described in the literature; however, the effects of familiarization sessions on motor performance have not yet been studied. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of four familiarization sessions on physical fitness performance among adolescents.
 
Material and methods: ‪Twenty adolescents performed sprint, agility, flexibility, explosive strength, muscular endurance, and balance tests on four separate days with an interval of 72h.
 
Results: ‪Considering the first and the fourth sessions, there were significant differences in mean values for push-up, curl-up, and Flamingo tests (p<0.05). Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) varied from 0.65 to 0.97, except for the Flamingo test (0.22). The magnitude based inference revealed a likely beneficial effect of familiarization on agility (87.8%), push-ups (91.2%), curl-ups (94.4%), and a very likely effect on the Flamingo test (97.0%). When comparing the second and the third sessions with the first one, values of ICC were similar or higher, while a likely beneficial effect of familiarization was found in the second session for the Flamingo test (78.8%), and in the third session for curl-ups (91.3%), push-ups (77.1%), and the Flamingo test (94.8%).
 
Conclusions: ‪The familiarization procedure should be considered prior to agility, muscular endurance, and balance test assessments.


Key words: exercise test, learning, youth, reproducibility of results


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AMA:

Coledam D, de Oliveira R. Assessment of physical fitness among non-athlete adolescents: Effect of familiarization sessions. Balt J Health Phys Activ. 2020;12(4):47-57. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.05

APA:

Coledam, D.H.C., & de Oliveira, R.D.C.. (2020). Assessment of physical fitness among non-athlete adolescents: Effect of familiarization sessions. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 12(4), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.05

Chicago:

Coledam, Diogo Henrique Constantino, de Oliveira Rodrigo Dias Caria . 2020. "Assessment of physical fitness among non-athlete adolescents: Effect of familiarization sessions". Balt J Health Phys Activ 12 (4): 47-57. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.05

Harvard:

Coledam, D.H.C., and de Oliveira, R.D.C.. (2020). Assessment of physical fitness among non-athlete adolescents: Effect of familiarization sessions. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 12(4), pp.47-57. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.05

MLA:

Coledam, D.H.C., and de Oliveira, R.D.C.. "Assessment of physical fitness among non-athlete adolescents: Effect of familiarization sessions." Balt J Health Phys Activ, vol. 12, no. 4, 2020, pp. 47-57. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.05

Vancouver:

Coledam DHC, de Oliveira RDC. Assessment of physical fitness among non-athlete adolescents: Effect of familiarization sessions. Balt J Health Phys Activ 2020; 12(4): 47-57. Available from: doi:10.29359/BJHPA.12.4.05