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Associations between daily physical activity and physical fitness in Flemish males: A cross‐sectional analysis

1999; Wiley; Volume: 11; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(199909/10)11

1520-6300

Renaat Philippaerts, Johan Lefevre, Katrien Delvaux, Martine Thomis, Bart Vanreusel, Bavo Vanden Eynde, Albrecht Claessens, Roeland Lysens, Gastón Beunen,

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

American Journal of Human BiologyVolume 11, Issue 5 p. 587-597 Original Article Associations between daily physical activity and physical fitness in Flemish males: A cross-sectional analysis Renaat M. Philippaerts, Corresponding Author Renaat M. Philippaerts [email protected] Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumCenter for Physical Development Research Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven Tervuursevest 101, 3001 Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJohan Lefevre, Johan Lefevre Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorKatrien Delvaux, Katrien Delvaux Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorMartine Thomis, Martine Thomis Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorBart Vanreusel, Bart Vanreusel Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorBavo Vanden Eynde, Bavo Vanden Eynde Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorAlbrecht L. Claessens, Albrecht L. Claessens Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorRoeland Lysens, Roeland Lysens Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorGaston Beunen, Gaston Beunen Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this author Renaat M. Philippaerts, Corresponding Author Renaat M. Philippaerts [email protected] Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumCenter for Physical Development Research Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven Tervuursevest 101, 3001 Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJohan Lefevre, Johan Lefevre Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorKatrien Delvaux, Katrien Delvaux Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorMartine Thomis, Martine Thomis Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorBart Vanreusel, Bart Vanreusel Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorBavo Vanden Eynde, Bavo Vanden Eynde Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorAlbrecht L. Claessens, Albrecht L. Claessens Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorRoeland Lysens, Roeland Lysens Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorGaston Beunen, Gaston Beunen Center for Physical Development Research, Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, K.U.Leuven, Tervuursevest, Heverlee, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 August 1999 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(199909/10)11:5 3.0.CO;2-SCitations: 14AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract The relationship of physical activity to several components of physical fitness was investigated in a sample of 166 males 40 years of age. In addition to Pearson correlations, multivariate canonical correlations were calculated. Physical activity during work (work index), sport (sport index), and leisure time (leisure time index) was assessed by the Baecke questionnaire. Physical fitness included cardiorespiratory fitness measures, the body mass index (BMI), the sum of seven skinfold thicknesses (SKI), percentage body fat (PFAT), balance, and several tests of muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, and speed of limb movement. More than 86% of the variance was shared by the two first canonical variables. The first canonical variable can be interpreted as a health-related fitness function. Carciorespiratory fitness, balance, speed of limb movement, explosive strength, and trunk muscle strength are clearly related to this function. From the physical activity measures, the Baecke sport index correlated significantly with this health-related fitness function. The second canonical variable can be explained as a fatness function, since body weight, BMI, SKI, and PFAT showed the highest correlations with the variable. The Baecke work index was inversely related to this canonical variable. The sample was also divided into physical activity groups in order to look for differences in physical fitness. The data indicate that physical activity during work was modestly, but inversely related to adiposity. Sport activity was beneficially associated to several fitness components, including cardiorespiratory fitness, trunk muscle strength, and upper body muscular endurance. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 11:587–597, 1999. © 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc. 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