Assessment of the fitness status of an individual using kinanthropometric tests

摘要

There is always the need to regularly monitor fitness status not only of athletes but of non-athletes as well. This paper is to address this necessity in order to minimize occurrences of common cardio-respiratory ailments plaguing through these years, hence enhancing and sustaining a healthy population.A total of 510 male and female respondents were included in the 3-year study of assessing the health status of physical education students at the University of the Philippines Los Banos, College, Laguna. Analyzing relationship of anthropometric measures (body mass index and waist-hip ratio) with some performance indices/musculoskeletal fitness (such as curl up, push up and sit and reach) through regular physical fitness test were also done.Generally, students believe and accept the fact that there are countless benefits derived from doing a regular exercise and living a healthy lifestyle. The main problem though is the availability of the program that would suit to their lifestyle and busy schedules. It is always the duty of the university, the college and the department to organize programs that could address individual needs.