Does muscular fitness predict cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescent girls? A 3-year follow-up study
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Sports Sciences |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2024.2322250 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2322250 |
| Keywords | Performance; adolescence; follow-up; prediction |
| Description | The main purpose of the study was to establish, whether future cardiorespiratory fitness might be predicted by the level of muscular fitness at baseline. In this 3-year follow-up study, we recruited 240 secondary school girls at the age of 15 y, who were followed until the age of 17 y. Muscular fitness included the following tests: (i) standing broad jump (cm), (ii) sit-ups in 60 s (#) and (iii) squats in 60 s (#). Cardiorespiratory fitness was split into aerobic endurance (the 800-m run test) and speed endurance (the 400-m run test). Better performances in the 800-m run and the 400-m run tests at follow-up were correlated with higher levels of standing broad jump, sit-ups and squats in 60 s measured at baseline. In regression models adjusted for fat mass and maturity offset, standing broad jump, sit-ups and squats in 60 s were positively associated with the 800-m run test, while only standing broad jump remained significantly and positively associated with the 400-m run test. These data suggest that interventions enhancing muscular fitness should be recommended, as the effects are likely to be associated with future cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescent girls. |