The International Fitness Scale (IFIS): usefulness of self-reported fitness in youth

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Authors

Francisco B. Ortega · Karolinska Institutet

Jonatan R. Ruiz · Universidad de Granada

Vanesa España‐Romero · Universidad de Granada

Germán Vicente‐Rodríguez · Universidad de Zaragoza

David Martínez‐Gómez · Université Lille Nord de France

Yannis Μanios · Universidad de Zaragoza

Laurent Béghin

Abstract

(i) The IFIS is able to correctly rank adolescents according to their measured physical fitness levels; (ii) adolescents reporting a good/very good overall fitness, CRF or SP-AG have a more favorable cardiovascular profile; and (iii) The IFIS is reliable in adolescents.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Physical Activity and Health Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Epidemiology

Volume 40, Issue 3, pp. 701-711

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr039

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