Effects of Age, Maturation, and Sex on Trunk Muscle Performance in Elementary and Secondary School Students: ISQUIOS Program
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Abstract
Physical education students participated in this study to explore maturity status (MAT), chronological age (CA), and sex-specific trunk muscle endurance differences. Method: Static and dynamic trunk endurance were assessed using five field-based tests. The main results show differences in all trunk endurance tests according to CA and MAT, with greater performance being found at an at older CA or higher MAT. With respect to CA and sex, differences were only found in the DEE test and from the age of 14 onwards, where boys performed better than girls. In addition, interactions were also found between sex and MAT, where boys classified as having circa- and post-peak height velocity performed better than girls in all tests. Physical fitness appears to be particularly sensitive to MAT, so it is important to consider biological maturation when assessing physical fitness rather than the CA factor commonly used in international fitness batteries for children and adolescents.
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OpenAlex topics: Physical Education and Training Studies · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Sports and Physical Education Research
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Affiliations
Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum, University of Murcia, 30720 Murcia, Spain
Sports and Musculoskeletal System Research Group (RAQUIS), University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Centre for Human Movement and Rehabilitation, School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford M6 6PU, UK
School of Education, Sport and Applied Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester GL2 9HW, UK
Funding
Back pain prevention through Physical Education · Ministry of Science and Innovation · Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (Spain) · Spanish Ministry of Universities · regional Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Region of Murcia
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