Urban-Rural Children Differences in Motor Coordination, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Agility
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.211223.075How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Living areas; Gross motor coordination; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Agility
- Abstract
Rural children tend to be more active than urban children, which might affect both motor skills and physical fitness components. This study aimed to examine the effects of a living area on motor coordination, cardiorespiratory fitness levels, and Agility. We also investigated the relationship between motor coordination, cardiorespiratory fitness, and Agility in urban-rural children. School children aged 10 to 11 years participated in this study. Of these participants, 100 were urban children (Male=47, Female=53), and the other 100 were rural children (Male=48, Female=52). Gross motor coordination was measured by using Körperkoordinations Test für Kinder. A single test (1000 meters run) was used to measure cardiorespiratory fitness levels, while Agility was measured using a shuttle run test. Urban-rural differences were calculated by using an independent sample t-test. There were significant differences in motor coordination and cardiorespiratory fitness between urban and rural children (p< 0.05), but there were no significant differences in their Agility. Urban children showed lower gross motor coordination (74.15 ± 10.67) than rural children (81.03 ± 8.62). Cardiorespiratory fitness of rural children (7:07 ± 1.06) was better than urban children (8:13 ± 1.57). Agility between urban (12.78 ± 1.38 s) and rural (12.80 ± 1.11 s) were almost similar. Statistical analysis showed a positive relationship between motor coordination, cardiorespiratory fitness, and Agility in both groups. Living areas affect motor coordination and cardiorespiratory fitness, but not Agility in children.
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- © 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Riza Adriyani AU - Dody Iskandar AU - Lia Siti Camelia PY - 2021 DA - 2021/12/24 TI - Urban-Rural Children Differences in Motor Coordination, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Agility BT - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities 2021 (IJCAH 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 433 EP - 437 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211223.075 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211223.075 ID - Adriyani2021 ER -