大学生の体力レベルについて : 文部科学省・新体力テストによる評価

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the physical fitness levels of university students. A total of 162 subjects (113 males and 49 females, mean aged 18.2 ± 1.04 yr) participated in the study. The subjects performed 6 tests including a 20-m shuttle run, hand grip strength, and hamstring and lower back flexibility tests, sit-ups, a side-to-side jump and a forward standing jump. Compared with All Japan physical fitness tests performed in 2009, the hand grip strength among male students was significantly lower (48.0 ± 7.2 kg vs. 45.1 ± 8.7kg, p<0.001), the 20-m shuttle run was significantly faster in both male and female students. The flexibility of the male students was significantly higher (46.0 ± 10.2 cm vs. 51.1 ± 10.8 cm, p<0.001) and the number of sit-ups performed by female students was significantly higher (20.1 ± 5.5 times vs. 22.3 ± 4.7 times, p<0.001). All subjects participated in a sports and physical fitness class at university, which may be the reason why their physical fitness levels were partly higher than those observed in the previous research.