Children and Sport: Paediatric Work Physiology

Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Growth and Development of Children’s Physiologic and Perceptional Responses to Exercise....Pages 3-17
Health, Physical Development and Fitness of Primary School Children in Kinshasa....Pages 18-30
Prediction of Final Stature at the Age of 11–13 Years....Pages 31-36
Somatotype, Growth, and Motor Performance in 10-year-old Girls Taking Part in Elevated Level Physical Education at School....Pages 37-41
Performance in Plate-tapping and Simple Serial Reaction Time of Children Aged 5–14 Years....Pages 42-45
Motor Abilities and Habitual Physical Activity in Children....Pages 46-52
Required Physical Activity and Psychomotor Development of Primary School Children....Pages 53-57
Required Physical Activity and Academic Grades: A Controlled Study....Pages 58-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Maximal Aerobic Power Affected by Maturation and Body Growth During Childhood and Adolescence....Pages 67-85
Estimation of W 170 and Maximal Oxygen Consumption in Young Children by Different Treadmill Tests....Pages 86-92
Isokinetic Measurement of Maximal Leg Force and Anaerobic Power Output in Children....Pages 93-98
Growth and Aerobic Power of Boys Aged 11–19 Years....Pages 99-105
Influence of Activity and Age on the Working Capacity of Boys and Girls aged 8–12 years....Pages 106-110
Follow-up Study of Physical Fitness in Boys Aged 10–14 Years....Pages 111-118
Respiratory and Circulatory Adaptation During Prolonged Exercise in 10–12-Year-Old Children and in Adults....Pages 119-128
The Adjustment of Oxygen Uptake at the Onset of Exercise: Relation to Age and to Work Load....Pages 129-134
Prolonged Exercise in Prepubertal Boys in Warm and Cold Environments....Pages 135-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Psychosocial Problems of Physical Activity in Childhood....Pages 145-155
Changes in the Aerobic-Anaerobic Transition in Boys After 3 Years of Special Physical Education....Pages 156-161
Influence of Added Physical Education Hours upon Anaerobic Capacity, Adiposity, and Grip Strength in 12–13-Year-Old Children Enrolled in a Sports Class....Pages 162-169
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Echocardiographic Study of the Left Ventricle in Sedentary and Active Boys Aged 8–9 Years....Pages 170-176
Left Ventricular Function in Young Male and Female Swimmers....Pages 177-181
Functional Capacity and Cardiac Function in 10-Year-Old-Boys and Girls with High and Low Running Performance....Pages 182-188
Heart Rate and Blood Lactate Level of 8–12-Years-Old Boys and Girls During Cross-country Ski-Competitions....Pages 189-195
Children and Parents in Skiing Competitions....Pages 196-200
The Influence of Static Strength Training on the Force-Velocity Relationship of the Arm Flexors of 16-Year-Old Boys....Pages 201-205
Some Physiologic Effects of Social Acceptable Exercise on Young Female Adults....Pages 206-216
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Multicenter Study of Atherosclerosis Precursors in Finnish Children: Report of Two Pilot Studies....Pages 219-230
Atherosclerosis Precursors in Finnish Children: Physical Activity and Plasma Lipids in 3- and 12-Year-Old Children....Pages 231-240
Physical Performance and Serum Lipids in 14–16-Year-Old Trained, Normally Active, and Inactive Children....Pages 241-246
Exercise Performance and Serum Lipids in Obese Schoolchildren Before and After Reconditioning Program....Pages 247-254
Habitual Physical Activity and Health in 13- and 14-Year-Old Teenagers....Pages 255-261
Physical Activity and Use of Health Services in Early Adulthood....Pages 262-271
Back Matter....Pages 273-274