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8 Fitness Measures for a National Youth Survey
Pages 207-214

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From page 207...
... Assuming that a national youth fitness survey would be implemented in school-based settings, survey administrators should distribute the equipment needed to conduct the recommended test items such that the survey participants have the opportunity to receive sufficient training in the measurement protocols and to practice the fitness tests. Likewise, survey administrators and those interpreting and communicating the results should receive the appropriate training in conducting and interpreting tests to minimize measurement and classification errors and prevent adverse events.
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From page 208...
... O ne of the uses of fitness measures is in the assessment of youth populations through statewide or national surveys. Chapter 2 pro vides a brief history of fitness testing and an overview of national fitness surveys (Tables 2-1 through 2-5)
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From page 209...
... Selection of these items was based on expert opinion and feasibility.1 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Based on its review of the scientific literature, as presented in Chapters 4 through 7, the committee concluded that there is enough scientific evidence to support recommending specific health-related items for youth fitness tests for the components of body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance, and musculoskeletal fitness. The committee concluded enough evidence has not been accumulated to support recommending a measure of flexibility for a national survey at this time.
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From page 210...
... are critical to interpretation of the results of health-related fitness tests since they serve as a way to distinguish individuals and populations that may be at risk of poor health outcomes from those that are not. As explained in Chapter 3, the committee concluded that a criterion-referenced method using cut-points associated with health outcomes or health markers is the ideal approach.
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From page 211...
... Further research is needed to better understand the relationship between fitness and health and to support selection and validation of the ideal criterion-referenced cut-points for fitness measures. This research should involve the implementation of national surveys that include measures of health outcomes.
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From page 212...
... RECOMMENDATION 8-3. Developers of fitness test batteries should use age- and sex-specific cut-points to determine which individuals are at risk of poor fitness-related health outcomes.
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From page 213...
... 2009. 1958-2008: 50 years of youth fitness tests in the United States.
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