Physical fitness and fatness among Omani schoolboys: a pilot study

Physical fitness and fatness among Omani schoolboys: a pilot study

Objective: To study the applicability of simple field measurements of physical fitness in a sample of Omani boys and their relationships to selected variables. Methods: Two field measures of physical fitness—the time to complete 1.6–km run/walk and the sum of 5 skin fold thicknesses—were correlated...

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Main Authors:	Hassan M O, Al-Kharusy W
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sultan Qaboos University 2000-01-01
Series:	Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:	fitness, obesity, anthropometry, questionnaire, exercise, cardiorespiratory endurance, oman
Online Access:	https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1192

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