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What's the exact level of the correlation between physical fitness and physical activity in adolescence?

It is considered that physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) are highly correlated, but there is a lack of studies that have determined it in adolescence. The aim of this research was to determine the correlation between PA and PF in adolescents. The sample consisted of 521 adolescents (363 girls) aged 14 to 18 years. The PAQ-A questionnaire was used for assessment of PA, and PF included tests of explosive strength, flexibility, repetitive strength and aerobic endurance. PA is significantly associated with PF in girls, but the association is generally low (2-14% of common variance). In boys, the correlation between TF and TA is lower than in girls (4-25% of the common variance), while in some cases (flexibility) the statistical significance was not reached. PA and PF are statistically significantly correlated, but the low percentage of common variance indicates that increasing PA exclusively will not result in a a higher level of PF in adolescents.

puberty ; physical fitness ; physical activity ; physical education

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