Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
We evaluated the musculoskeletal fitness changes in 18 children enrolled in the Montana Tech Fall Judo Camp (test sample) and 12 children from a 3rd grade class at a local elementary school in Butte, Montana (control sample). The musculoskeletal fitness tests included push-up test, pull-up test, and one-minute timed sit-ups for the test sample and push-ups and one minute timed sit-ups for the control sample, with five minutes of rest between each test. The test sample increased their performances in pull-ups, sit-ups, and push-ups by 07, 3.7, and 6.6 repetitions, respectively. The control sample decreased in their sit-up performance by 1.3 repetitions, and improved their push-up performance by 0.2 repetitions. These results show that the test sample improved their musculoskeletal fitness as measured fitness as measured by these tests.
Recommended Citation
Amtmann, J., Gallagher, J., Kukay, J., & Spath, W. (2005). Case study of a children's judo class: Musculoskeletal fitness changes. Intermountain Journal of Sciences, 11(3-4), 71-75.
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Comments
Originally published in Intermountain Journal of Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 3-4, 2005, pp. 71-75.