This study was concerned with the differences of three surfaces (dirt, asphalt, or wood) on the performance of girls in the shuttle run.

Fitness is important to achieve day to day tasks in our lives. It is significantly more important for the elderly as the functionality of the body declines. Fullerton Fitness Test (FFT) is a set of exercises to assess the fitness of the elderly. It was developed at Fullerton University by Dr. Roberta Rikli and Dr. Jessie Jones as a part of the LifeSpan Wellness Program. Under FFT, an individual is asked to go through a certain range of motions and based on these motions, a physician assigns a score to each exercise in FFT. The individual’s fitness is assessed based on these scores. At present, FFT is performed in the presence of a trained physician. The overall goal of the research presented in this thesis is to assess an individual’s fitness using a depth sensor mounted differential drive robot based on FFT without the help of a physician as a trained physician might not be always available and even if one is available, having one around every time is expensive. The robot autonomously navigates through the testing facility, tracks the user, assists the user performing FFT and saves the data in user file for further evaluation. The results received from the FFT is evaluated to measure the performance of the user. This data is also used for book keeping purposes and to track the progress of the user. This research is also concerned with integrating this setup with a smart home facility where all the data is stored in a central server.

Title: The impact of 3month exercise program of remedial physical education on selected parameters of the Senior Fitness Test. Objectives: The main task of the thesis was to find out whether physical fitness of seniors, after the 3month exercise can be improved program of remedial physical education. Methods: 16 women in the age of 60-82 years participated in the study. At the beginning and end of the program, they have been tested by following exercises of the Senior Fitness Test : 30- chair stand, Chair- sit- and reach, Back scratch, Foot and up go. Also, the test included standing on one leg. The exercise lessons were scheduled 1x for 12 weeks with the frequency once a week and contained elements of stretching, strengthening, coordinating exercise and relaxation. Results: The result showed that the majority (75%) of the tested woman improved strength of lower extremities evaluated by 30 chair stand. For tests on flexibility, results were unequivocal. More than 80 % of women has improved considerably in the combined test Foot up and go. In the assessment of the balance improvement was seen in 56 % of women. Keywords: Senior Fitness Test, seniors, fitness, old age

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Introduction: Thanks to modern medicine people with chronic forms of the diseases can live longer than before. In this work we concerned with last stage of chronical kidney dinase, which is treated by dialysis or transplantation. Succesful renal transplantation leads to significant improvement in quality of life of patients, but after transplantation there are still some risk factors, which may influence health and physical condition of men. We can eliminace these risk factors with some non-pharmacological ways, for example with intervention program of regular physical activity and special nutrition, which can help to gain and increase patient`s physical condition. The main focus of research of this thesis was to evaluate physical condition and amount of physical aktivity of 4 groups of patients, each with another intervention, after renal transplant. We used the battery of motor tests "Senior Fitness Test Manual". Aim: Analyze, how regular physical activity, special nutrition and combination of both influence physical condition of patients after renal transplant. Methods: This research work is a part of the grant project IGA MZ CR 173 (NS-10518- 3/2009). We used 21 participants selected from patients of Nephrology Clinic TC IKEM in Prague for our solution. Physical fitness testing was performed...

Submitted by Geandra Rodrigues (geandrar@gmail.com) on 2018-08-23T10:48:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 alineaparecidadesouzaribeiro.pdf: 1327268 bytes, checksum: 2e758e27cd69a378e786f04183a4ce2e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2018-08-28T12:38:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 alineaparecidadesouzaribeiro.pdf: 1327268 bytes, checksum: 2e758e27cd69a378e786f04183a4ce2e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-28T12:38:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 alineaparecidadesouzaribeiro.pdf: 1327268 bytes, checksum: 2e758e27cd69a378e786f04183a4ce2e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-09 / O objetivo do estudo foi analisar o efeito agudo do pré-condicionamento isquêmico (PCI) sobre a performance do Special Judo Fitness Test (SJFT) de atletas de alto rendimento. A amostra foi composta por 17 atletas faixa preta, marrom e roxa de judô (idade=21,35±3,46 anos; tempo de prática=8,94±3,88 anos; estatura=173±9 cm; massa corporal= 69,34±10,94 Kg; IMC=23,10±2,49 Kg/m²; %GC=18,75±7,41) que foram submetidos a três sessões com intervalos de 72 horas. Na primeira sessão, os voluntários assinaram o TCLE, responderam ao PAR-Q, foi realizada a avaliação antropométrica, a familiarização do SJFT e os esclarecimentos sobre o PCI. Na segunda e terceira sessões, foram realizados dois protocolos experimentais de forma randomizada: a) PCI (3 ciclos x 5 min. isquemia a 220 mmHg / 5 min. de reperfusão a 0 mmHg) + SJFT e b) SHAM (20 mmHg) + SJFT. Foi respeitado um intervalo de trinta minutos entre os protocolos experimentais e o SJFT. Foram realizados testes estatísticos de homogeneidade de variância e teste t de Student para verificar possíveis diferenças entre os grupos PCI e SHAM com relação à série (A), a série (B) e (C), ao número total de arremessos (A+B+C), a FC imediatamente e 1 minuto após o SJFT e o índice do SJFT. Para avaliação da significância, foi adotado p ≤ 0,05. A magnitude da diferença entre as condições PCI e SHAM foi avaliada usando o tamanho do efeito de Cohen’s (d). Os resultados indicam que o grupo PCI realizou maior número significativo de arremessos na série (A) do SJFT (p=0,004; d=0,50; efeito moderado) comparado ao SHAM. Ao analisarmos o número total de arremessos (A+B+C) encontramos diferença significativa entre os grupos PCI e SHAM (p=0,001; d=0,37; efeito pequeno). No índice do SJFT foi observada diferença significativa entre PCI e SHAM (p=0,001; d=0,50; efeito moderado). Os achados sugerem que o PCI melhorou a performance de atletas de judô de alto rendimento, particularmente devido a redução do índice do SJFT. / The aim of this study was to analyze the acute effect of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) on the performance of the Special Judo Fitness Test (SJFT) of high performance athletes. The sample was composed by 17 black belt, Brown belt and purple belt at the judo athletes (age = 21.35 ± 3.46 years, practice time = 8.94 ± 3.88 years, height = 173 ± 9 cm, body mass = 69.34 ± 10.94 kg, BMI = 23.10 ± 2.49 kg / m²,% GC = 18.75 ± 7.41) that were submitted to three sessions at 72 hour intervals. In the first session the volunteers signed the ICF, answered the PAR-Q, anthropometric evaluation, the familiarization of the SJFT and were clarified about the IPC. In the second and third sessions, two experimental protocols were performed in a randomized, crossover design: a) IPC (cycles 3 x 5 min ischemia at 220 mmHg / 5 min reperfusion at 0 mmHg) + SJFT and b) SHAM (20 mmHg) + SJFT. The interval between the experimental protocols and the SJFT was thirty minutes. Statistical tests of variance homogeneity and Student's t test were performed to verify possible differences between the IPC and SHAM groups in relation to the series (A), the series (B) and (C), to the total number of throws (A + B + C), the HR immediately and 1 minute after SJFT and SJFT index. For the evaluation of the level of significance, p ≤ 0.05 was adopted. The magnitude of the difference between IPC and SHAM conditions was assessed using the effect size (d Cohen's). The results indicate that the IPC performed a larger number of throws in the SJFT series (A) (p = 0.004, d = 0.50, moderate effect) compared to SHAM. When we analyzed the total number of throws (A + B + C) we found a significant difference between the IPC and SHAM groups (p = 0.001, d = 0.37, small effect). The SJFT index showed a significant difference between IPC and SHAM (p = 0.001, d = 0.50, moderate effect). The findings suggest that IPC improved the performance of high performance judo athletes, particularly due to the reduction of the SJFT index.

The problem of this study was to determine the effects of four dynamic exercise programs on physical fitness as measured by selected items from the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Youth Fitness Test.

Identification and development of physical characteristics that lead to efficient performance of military skills or tasks has been a consistently difficult task for the United States military for decades. The literature suggests certain physical characteristics may be more important, although this information is conflicting. Furthermore, the military physical fitness training program that is intended to prepare soldiers for combat is commonly evaluated with the Army Physical Fitness Test (PFT), a test that is more suited for evaluating health and wellness rather than task-specific fitness. All of this testing and training of soldiers focuses on the individual soldiers and their abilities although military skills or tasks are seldom if ever conducted independently. The first purpose of this dissertation was to identify relationships between the PFT, anthropometrics, measures of strength, and power. The second purpose was to identify the team characteristics that influence team performance during the Sandhurst Competition (a 2-day simulated military operation). Strong correlations were found between PFT events and weak correlations were found between PFT measures and evaluations of strength and power. The strong correlations between PFT events could indicate that only one event may be necessary to determine health and wellness. The weak correlations between events of the PFT and measures of strength and power suggest the PFT is not an assessment of strength and power based on the strength and power measures employed in the current study. The evaluation of team characteristics indicated that age (possibly experience) had the largest effect on Sandhurst Competition performance. Further analysis of each event supported the contention that age influences performance but also identified specific aerobic, anaerobic, and anthropometric variables that influenced performance on particular events. The data from this dissertation suggests that teams competing in the Sandhurst Competition should attempt to recruit team members with more experience, very high run scores, and high vertical jump heights.

Very little peer-reviewed information is available to aid military personnel in selecting training programs to enhance performance on fitness tests and direct fitness-related military policy. Objective: This review provides recommendations on training programs for enhancing performance on 1.5-mile and 2-mile runs based on the available relevant literature. Design: Short review article. Methods: Collected relevant research articles by using search terms such as aerobic power, military physical fitness test, strength training, resistance training, endurance training, high intensity interval training, running economy, 3 km run, 5 km run, and 1.5/2-mile run. Results: Evidence has shown running performance can improve with a combination of traditional strength training, high intensity interval training, and distance training. Conclusion: A combination of traditional strength training, high intensity interval training, and distance training should be used to enhance running performance on the 1.5 and 2-mile run tests used by the military.