Fidanka Vasileva1,2, Serjoza Gontarev3, Anna Prats-Puig1,4, Raquel Font-Lladó1,5, Angjel Vasilev6, Víctor López-Ros5, Dusko Bjelica7, Aldijana Nokic7, Georgi Georgiev3
1University of Girona, University School of Health and Sport, Girona, Spain
2Biomedical Research Institute of Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
3University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Health, Skopje, Macedonia
4University of Girona, Department of Medical Sciences, Research Group of Clinical Anatomy, Embryology and Neuroscience, Girona, Spain
5University of Girona, Institute of Educational Research, Research Group of Culture, Education and Human Development, Girona, Spain
6Elementary School “Dimkata Angelov Gaberot-Vatasha”, Kavadarci, Macedonia
7University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Niksic, Montenegro
Motor Abilities in Physically Active and Inactive School Adolescents Aged 13-15 Years: A Comparative Study
Sport Mont 2024, 22(3), 115-119 | DOI: 10.26773/smj.241018
Abstract
Accumulating at least 60 min of physical activity every day is health-beneficial and will contribute to development of motor abilities. The objective was to compare some motor abilities of physically active [N=42; (24 boys & 18 girls)] and inactive [N=55; (24 boys & 31 girls)] school adolescents at the age of 13-15 years: (1) abdominal muscle strength; (2) lower back muscle strength; (3) upper limbs muscle strength; (4) lower limbs muscle strength; and (5) explosive leg power. The PAQ-C questionnaire was applied to evaluate the level of physical (in)activity. A cut-off value of 2.73 was set to categorize children as inactive (<2.73) and physically active (≥2.73), as suggested by Benitez-Porres et al. (2016). Student’s t-test was applied in order to compare motor abilities between physically active and inactive adolescents. Findings of the present study indicate that physically active adolescents have higher upper limbs muscle strength and explosive leg power than inactive adolescents. No significant differences were observed in abdominal muscle strength, lower back muscle strength and lower limbs muscle strength, between physically active and inactive school adolescents aged 13-15 years. We believe that specifically tailored exercise interventions with an appropriate frequency, intensity, and volume might be necessary in order to induce higher and more significant changes in all segments of the motor abilities spectrum.
Keywords
adolescents, explosive leg power, muscle strength, physical activity
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