PHYSICAL FITNESS CHANGES IN CHILDREN AFTER ATTENDING A SPORTS SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM 2015 AT COLLEGE OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MAHIDOL UNIVESITY FOR 3 WEEKS
2015
The aim of this study was to investigate physical fitness of children after participating a sports summer day camp 2558 at college of sports science, Mahidol Univesity for 3 weeks. A total of 146 boys (n=81) and girls (n=65), aged 6 to 12, were participated in this study. The physical fitness parameters in this study composed of 1) the body compositions, including the body weight (in kilogram; kg), body mass index (BMI, in kg/m 2 ), and waist circumference (in centimeter; cm), 2) upper and lower muscle strength, including bicep curls in 30 second test (times), standing board jump (in cm), and grip strength (in kg), 3) flexibility (in cm), using sit and reach test, and 4) cardiorespiratoty function (ml/kg/min) using an endurance shuttle run test. Results showed that the significant changes in physical fitness parameters after 3 weeks of summer camping ( p <0.001) were found in waist circumference (decresed from 63.05 + 9.59 cm to 56.38 + 9.51 cm in the boys and from 62.89 + 10.34 cm to 56.69 + 8.80 cm in the girls), the trunk flexibility (decresed from 2.45 + 4.57 cm to -0.29 + 6.19 cm in the boys), the bicep curls of elbow flexion (incresed from 27 + 11 times to 32 + 12 times in the boys), grip strength ( increased from 12.29+4.42 kg to 13.78+4.37 kg in the girls) and the standing board jump ( increased from 110.13 + 20.21 cm to 118.27 + 16.27 cm in the girls). From the results can be concluded that children who participating a sports summer day camp for 3 weeks had improved their physical fitness by reducing waist circumference as well as increasing upper and lower muscle strength and power. However, there were no changes in body weight and BMI in both boys and girls indicated healthy recipes for snacks and lunch meal should be concerned for the next year’s camping program. Moreover, adding the physical activity program to increase trunk flexibility and endurance are also recommenced. (Journal of Sports Science and Technology 2015;15(1): 213-222 )
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