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Relationship of students' gender and age with progress in cardiorespiratory fitness assessed by two field tests

The purpose of this research was to determine differences in the relationship of students' age, gender and initial status with progress in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) between two field tests. The sample consisted of 145 high school students, 98 girls and 47 boys. The average students' age was 16.6 years. Students' CRF was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the school year by two field tests and the progress was calculated. The results showed significant differences in the relationship of students' age and initial score with the progress in CRF between two field tests. The differences related to gender have not been determined. Age has a greater relationship with the progress in 20m shuttle run (R2part = 8, 0% : 1, 4%) and the initial score in 600m run (R2part = 22, 2% : 0, 8%). The conclusion was when interpreting the results of the status and the progress of CRF assessed by 20m shuttle run test, the possibility of limited progress should be considered so the false conclusions about the success of transformation processes could be avoided.

Cardiorespiratory fitness, Youth, 20m shuttle run, 600m run

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