An investigation into the correlations between physical activity and physical fitness in a Singapore secondary school

• Main Author: Chan, Paul Yin Kong.
• Other Authors: Soong, Paul
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Education::Sports and physical education
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14078
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There have been many studies outside of Singapore on the relationship between physical activity and physical fitness or health-related outcomes. Despite this, researchers are still not certain about two matters: firstly, the prevalence of physical activity among children and adolescents; secondly, the association between physical activity and physical fitness . Researchers blamed it on the prolific number of methods to assess or define physical activity and the children's developmental stage which might confound the activity-fitness association. In Singapore, there is a lack of such studies in the first place. This particular study sought to fill a research gap in this area of physical activity and physical fitness as measured by the various test items in the local National Physical Fitness Award (NAPFA) battery.