Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the reliability, feasibility and safety of
a health-related fitness test battery administered by Physical Education (PE) teachers
in the school setting. Six PE teachers, from three primary schools and three secondary
schools, assessed twice (7 days apart) the 20 m shuttle run, handgrip and standing
long jump tests, as well as weight, stature, triceps and subscapular thickness and
waist circumference in 58 children (age: 6–11 yr) and 80 adolescents (age: 12–18 yr).
Feasibility and safety were assessed by researches by means of direct observation.
Significant inter-trial differences were found for the standing long jump test (3.8±12.7 cm,
P<0.05) and for stature (0.73±0.8 cm, P<0.001) in children, and for waist circumference
in both children and adolescents (−0.82±1.2 cm and −0.35±0.8 cm respectively, P=0.001).
The feasibility and safety items assessed presented a successful answer. Therefore,
the results indicate that health-related fitness tests administered by PE teachers
are reliable, feasible and safe to be performed in the school setting.
Key words
reliability - feasibility - safety - health-related fitness test - school setting
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Correspondence
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