Progress in physical fitness standards of students with various chest girths

Abstract

Clarification of physical qualities development in students with various physical fitness levels allows determining the optimal set of morphological features that characterize most motor abilities of children. The aim is to find out the students’ level of competence while taking the standards of physical fitness by students with various chest girths. Testing of students’ physical fitness was conducted by the approximate educational standards provided for Physical Education curriculum (2010). 327 students of senior school age: 146 - boys and 181 girls participated in testing of physical fitness level. It was found that chest girth has significant impact on senior schoolchildren’ fitness level at speed, strength, and speed and power exercises. It has been established that chest girth influence on students’ flexibility and endurance is somewhat less. The chest girth has virtually no effect on the level of agility in cyclic locomotion.