Associations between fitness tests and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—short form in healthy men

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Zusammenhänge zwischen Fitnesstests und der Kurzform des Internationalen Fragebogens zur körperlichen Aktivität bei älteren Männern
Autor:Silva-Batista, Carla; Urso, Rodrigo P.; Lima-Silva, Adriano Eduardo; Bertuzzi, Rômulo
Erschienen in:Journal of strength and conditioning research
Veröffentlicht:27 (2013), 12, S. 3481-3487, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:1064-8011, 1533-4287
DOI:10.1519/JSC.0b013e31828f1efa
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Erfassungsnummer:PU201403003081
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the components of health-related fitness (flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, and cardiorespiratory) with the outcomes of short version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF). Four hundred eight healthy men (aged 21–43 years) answered the IPAQ-SF and performed the following tests: sit-and-reach, hand grip dynamometer, sit-ups and push-ups, and 20-m shuttle run test. The weekly energy expenditure expressed in metabolic equivalent task minutes per week (METs min•wk−1) from all IPAQ-SF categories showed a significant association with the flexibility (p < 0.05) and the cardiorespiratory fitness (p < 0.05). The METs min•wk−1 of vigorous-intensity physical activity (PA) and total PA score were significantly correlated with upper-body muscular endurance (p < 0.05). In addition, 44% (n = 176) of the subjects presented high PA level and showed greater flexibility, upper-body muscular endurance, and cardiorespiratory fitness than subjects who presented moderate and low PA levels (p < 0.05). In conclusion, IPAQ-SF’s outcomes reflect not only the association with the cardiorespiratory fitness but also the flexibility and the upper-body muscular endurance. Verf.-Referat