Non-linear relationships between the BMI and physical fitness in Polish adolescents

Comparisons of physical fitness in normal weight and overweight/obese youth generally highlight the negative consequences of an elevated BMI. In contrast, several studies of children and adolescents highlight the importance of variation in indicators of physical fitness across the full spectrum of B...

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Main Author: Kwieciński, Janusz (author)
Other Authors: Konarski, Jan M. (author), Strzelczyk, Ryszard (author), Krzykała, Magdalena (author), Konarska, Agata (author), Bartkowiak, Sylwia (author), Lopes, Vitor P. (author), Malina, Robert M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Weight status
Obesity
Thinness
Youth
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/18610
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/18610
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Summary:Comparisons of physical fitness in normal weight and overweight/obese youth generally highlight the negative consequences of an elevated BMI. In contrast, several studies of children and adolescents highlight the importance of variation in indicators of physical fitness across the full spectrum of BMIs from low through high.

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