Journal Article

·2014 OPEN ACCESS

Evaluation of the Physical Characteristics and Motoric Test Results of (Male) University Students

Çetin Erdem Sonal YTU , İlhan Toksöz , Ömer Bilen YTU

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

This study was performed with the purpose of assessing physical characteristics and motoric test results of the male students who are attending to university between the ages of 19 and 21 (sedanter n=40 and athlete n= 40). A significant difference was not found between the two groups when the values such as Biological age, height, the rate of body-fluid, muscle mass, metabolism speed, and physical activity status were observed each time (p > 0.05). However, a significant difference was detected against the sedentary group as compared to the athletes’ group in terms of the Body weight, bone mass, the internal organ fat ratio, body fat rate, 30m sprint and vertical jump rates (p < 0.05). Consequently, this study has shown that the lipogenesis in sedentary group restricts physical activities and affects the physical fitness negatively.

Keywords

Sprint Vertical jump Long jump Significant difference Physical activity Physical fitness Lipogenesis Athletes Test (biology) Fat mass Medicine Physical therapy Body weight Jump Internal medicine Biology Lipid metabolism Physics Ecology

Subject Areas

Body Composition Measurement Techniques ·Physiology ·Health Sciences
Sports Performance and Training ·Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ·Health Sciences
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies ·Biomedical Engineering ·Physical Sciences