Kinesiology, Vol. 16. No. 1., 1984.
Professional paper
The physical capacity of schoolchildren from rural areas of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
Zvonko Grgić
; Zavod za preventivnu medicinsku zaštitu, Zagreb
Mirjana Ivančić-Košuta
; Fakultet za fizičku kulturu, Zagreb
Darko Ropac
; Zavod za preventivnu medicinsku zaštitu, Zagreb
Abstract
1. The physical capacity of schoolchildren from the rural areas of the SR of Croatia are exemplary.
2. Variability within individual groups is not great. The sample is homogeneous.
3. The aerobic capacity of boys is 5-10% greater in relation to girls.
4. The boys show almost equal physical capacity as Norwegian boys, while the girl in our sample show far greater physical capacity than the girls in Norway.
5. The differences between the aerobic of the children from rural areas as opposed to children from urban areas are quite evident.
6. A certain percentage (of about 20%) has been found of schoolchildren with exceptionally high aerobic capacity.
Keywords
physical capacity; aerobic capacity; schoolchildren
Hrčak ID:
252693
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Publication date:
1.10.1984.
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