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parison between physically active and inactive girls in motor otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
skills
Urška Čeklić
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Introduction: Today, children are increasingly less active, which is also reflect-
ed in the decline in motor skills. Differences between physically active and inac-
tive children are multiple and in addition to influencing the health determinants,
they are also associated with sports success.
Methods: The purpose of the study is to determine the differences between
physically active and inactive girls in the grip strength and the flexibility of the
lower limbs and the trunk. The sample consisted of 30 girls, aged 11.05 ± 1.98
years. The measurements included the isometric strength measured by hand-
held dynamometer and the flexibility of the lower limbs and trunk. To deter-
mine differences between groups we used the T-test of independent variables
and the Mann-Whitney U test.
Results: The results of hand-held dynamometer and some flexibility tests did
not show statistically significant differences (p> 0.05) between physically active
and inactive girls. While some of the flexibility tests of the lower limbs showed
statistically significant differences between the groups in: i) hip flexion with ex-
tended knee (p <0.001), ii) hip adduction (p <0.05), iii) hip internal rotation (p
<0.05); and iv) ankle dorsiflexion with flexed knee (p <0.001).
Discussion and conclusion: We assumed that physically active group would
achieve statistically significantly better results in handgrip as a result of every-
day workouts. We also assumed that, in order to be involved in the training
process, they would achieve greater levels of flexibility in all range of motions
(ROMs).
Keywords: girls, hand-held dynamometry, goniometry
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skills
Urška Čeklić
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Introduction: Today, children are increasingly less active, which is also reflect-
ed in the decline in motor skills. Differences between physically active and inac-
tive children are multiple and in addition to influencing the health determinants,
they are also associated with sports success.
Methods: The purpose of the study is to determine the differences between
physically active and inactive girls in the grip strength and the flexibility of the
lower limbs and the trunk. The sample consisted of 30 girls, aged 11.05 ± 1.98
years. The measurements included the isometric strength measured by hand-
held dynamometer and the flexibility of the lower limbs and trunk. To deter-
mine differences between groups we used the T-test of independent variables
and the Mann-Whitney U test.
Results: The results of hand-held dynamometer and some flexibility tests did
not show statistically significant differences (p> 0.05) between physically active
and inactive girls. While some of the flexibility tests of the lower limbs showed
statistically significant differences between the groups in: i) hip flexion with ex-
tended knee (p <0.001), ii) hip adduction (p <0.05), iii) hip internal rotation (p
<0.05); and iv) ankle dorsiflexion with flexed knee (p <0.001).
Discussion and conclusion: We assumed that physically active group would
achieve statistically significantly better results in handgrip as a result of every-
day workouts. We also assumed that, in order to be involved in the training
process, they would achieve greater levels of flexibility in all range of motions
(ROMs).
Keywords: girls, hand-held dynamometry, goniometry
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