IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES

Studying the students’ body weight is a problem of the present day primarily associated with assessing their health status. However, few scientific studies reveal its impact on students’ abilities to acquire physical education content. That is why we set ourselves the aim to establish the influenc...

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Main Author: T. Marinov
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Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2023-12-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
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description Studying the students’ body weight is a problem of the present day primarily associated with assessing their health status. However, few scientific studies reveal its impact on students’ abilities to acquire physical education content. That is why we set ourselves the aim to establish the influence of students’ body mass on their motor abilities manifestation. Methods: Using the standard for our education system test battery, we measured the height, weight, and physical ability of 218 boys and girls in the 4th, 7th, and 12th grades from 3 schools in Sofia. We processed the results using correlation analysis (Pearson's r). Results: We found that being overweight in 4th-grade boys and girls had a negative impact on the manifestation of all the motor skills studied. During puberty (in the 7th grade), the higher body mass index makes it difficult for students to manifest their speed and strength. In the 12th grade, it favours the manifestation of lower limb strength and endurance in girls and dramatically harms the boys’ manifestation of speed and agility. Conclusion: As a result of the correlation between body mass and motor skills we derived, teachers can plan more accurately the means and methods of physical training in the lesson for students of different ages.
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spelling doaj.art-2a1faa3f71f244d4a7217958ecf903c02024-01-16T13:38:26ZengTrakia UniversityTrakia Journal of Sciences1313-35512023-12-0121Suppl.132532910.15547/tjs.2023.s.01.052IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGEST. MarinovStudying the students’ body weight is a problem of the present day primarily associated with assessing their health status. However, few scientific studies reveal its impact on students’ abilities to acquire physical education content. That is why we set ourselves the aim to establish the influence of students’ body mass on their motor abilities manifestation. Methods: Using the standard for our education system test battery, we measured the height, weight, and physical ability of 218 boys and girls in the 4th, 7th, and 12th grades from 3 schools in Sofia. We processed the results using correlation analysis (Pearson's r). Results: We found that being overweight in 4th-grade boys and girls had a negative impact on the manifestation of all the motor skills studied. During puberty (in the 7th grade), the higher body mass index makes it difficult for students to manifest their speed and strength. In the 12th grade, it favours the manifestation of lower limb strength and endurance in girls and dramatically harms the boys’ manifestation of speed and agility. Conclusion: As a result of the correlation between body mass and motor skills we derived, teachers can plan more accurately the means and methods of physical training in the lesson for students of different ages.http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2021,%202023,%20Supplement%201,%20Series%20Social%20Sciences/6%20%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8/52-T.Marinov.docx.pdfcorrelationsphysical abilitybody mass indexages
spellingShingle T. Marinov
IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES
Trakia Journal of Sciences
correlations
physical ability
body mass index
ages
title IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES
title_full IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES
title_fullStr IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES
title_full_unstemmed IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES
title_short IMPACT OF BODY MASS ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES MANIFESTATION IN STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT AGES
title_sort impact of body mass on the motor abilities manifestation in students of different ages
topic correlations
physical ability
body mass index
ages
url http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2021,%202023,%20Supplement%201,%20Series%20Social%20Sciences/6%20%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8/52-T.Marinov.docx.pdf
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