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Factors Influencing Muscular Strength And Endurance In Disadvantaged Children From Low-Income Families, Yi Fang, Ryan D. Burns, James C. Hannon, Timothy A. Brusseau
Factors Influencing Muscular Strength And Endurance In Disadvantaged Children From Low-Income Families, Yi Fang, Ryan D. Burns, James C. Hannon, Timothy A. Brusseau
International Journal of Exercise Science
International Journal of Exercise Science 9(3): 306-317, 2016. Examining the correlates of muscular strength and endurance in children from low-income families will provide evidence for interventions to improve these parameters. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictors and trends of muscular strength and endurance in at-risk school-aged children. The sample included 1,232 children (Mean age = 8.8 ± 1.6 years; 625 girls, 607 boys; 60% Hispanic) recruited from three U.S. low-income schools. Children performed health-related fitness testing and wore pedometers for one school week. A stratified random subsample (n = 533) also wore accelerometers to record sedentary …