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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

台灣地區中年人教育程度對體適能狀態的影響

Abstract

Health-related physical fitness can be assessed with four main attributes: body composition, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance. Regular exercise is thought to improve physical fitness, and objective physical fitness assessment and appropriate exercise prescriptions may help unfit individuals to become fit. Assessment of physical fitness among the general population can aid the understanding of general levels of physical fitness in the community, promote healthy habits, and reduce the burden of chronic illness caused by physical inactivity. A total of 13,187 healthy adult Taiwanese citizens between 40 and 65 years of age were enrolled in this study between April and November of 2002. ANOVA was used to identify correlations between educational background and physical fitness. The results showed: (1) Body mass index (BMI) correlated markedly with education levels in women. (2) Muscular strength and endurance also correlated significantly with respect to education levels both in men and women. (3) Flexibility and cardiorespiratory endurance were essentially unrelated to educational background. The effects of education on physical fitness were clearly apparent, particularly for BMI, muscular strength and endurance. It may be that better educated people have an improved understanding of the life-style habits required to maintain their health and physical fitness. Continued efforts to promote physical education seem justified, in order to improve overall population health.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

125

Last Page

133

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