Secular Changes in Anaerobic Test Performance in Australasian Children and Adolescents

• Autores: Grant R. Tomkinson, Michael J. Hamlin, Timothy S. Old
• Localización: Pediatric exercise science, ISSN 0899-8493, Vol. 18, Nº. 3, 2006, págs. 314-328
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Secular changes in anaerobic fitness test performance in healthy 6- to 17-year-old Australasians were examined by meta-analysis of 232,564 power- and speed-test performances between 1960 and 2002. Overall, power-test performance improved at a rate of +0.05% [95% confidence interval (CI) = +0.01% to +0.09%] per annum, and speed at +0.04% (CI = +0.02% to +0.06%) per annum. Results indicate that anaerobic-fitness-test performances have remained relatively stable in Australasian children and adolescents in recent decades.