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Measurement of Physiological Fitness Level Among Male College Students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia Using the European Fitness Test–EuroFit

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  • Hassan Soror Aboelwafa
  • Ahmed Mahmoud Elkilany
  • Mohammed Taha Al-Hariri

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PURPOSE- The purpose of this study was to measure the physiological fitness level of University students Saudi, male, using the European Fitness Test EuroFit. METHODS- The study was conducted on 451 Saudi, male, between 18-22 years age students. Physiological fitness was assessed using the eight tests included in the EuroFit battery. Body mass index (BMI) was assessed. RESULTS- The present study showed that, the majority of the participants (55.7%) being within the normal body weight range and there was no significant difference between BMI categories in all components of fitness tests. According to the characteristics of the research sample, development of statistical tables of measurements derived from the process of conducting the EuroFit Fitness tests. CONCLUSION- To the best of researchers’ knowledge, it is the first study evaluated the physiological fitness and investigating the reliability of the Eurofit tests in the Gulf region. The results showed the determination of the students’ fitness.

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  • Hassan Soror Aboelwafa & Ahmed Mahmoud Elkilany & Mohammed Taha Al-Hariri, 2019. "Measurement of Physiological Fitness Level Among Male College Students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia Using the European Fitness Test–EuroFit," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(11), pages 1-21, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:gjhsjl:v:11:y:2019:i:11:p:21
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    1. Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto & Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas & Vanessa Carla Monteiro Pinto & Tatianny de Macêdo Cesário & Nathália Monastirski Ribeiro Campos & Eduardo Estevan Santana & Dihogo Gama d, 2020. "Biological Maturation and Hormonal Markers, Relationship to Neuromotor Performance in Female Children," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-13, May.
    2. Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto & Dihogo Gama de Matos & Vanessa Carla Monteiro Pinto & Paulo Moreira Silva Dantas & Tatianny de Macêdo Cesário & Luíz Felipe da Silva & Alexandre Bulhões-Correia & Fel, 2020. "Can the Neuromuscular Performance of Young Athletes Be Influenced by Hormone Levels and Different Stages of Puberty?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-16, August.
    3. Andreea Gabriela Lazăr & Florin Valentin Leuciuc, 2021. "Study Concerning the Physical Fitness of Romanian Students and Its Effects on Their Health-Related Quality of Life," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-11, June.

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