A Research On Adult Women Physical Fitness Character Of Shanxi Province In 2005

Approved by Shanxi Provincial Physical Fitness Surveillance Center, chosen 7407 adult women aged 20~59 in Shanxi Province, who were surveilled by this organization, as the research object, by means of questionnaire, testing and statistic method, the author made a research in order to objectively show the current situation of the object's physical fitness and physical characteristics in an all-round way, hoping that it can provide a scientific foundation for the development, instruction and research of Shanxi national physical health.Strictly according to the requirements on test contents and methods of National Physical Sample Test Manual Work in 2005, the author implemented twenty test terms for adult women including the following three indexes. One is body shape index, which includes heights, weights, chest circumferences, waist circumferences, hip circumferences, triceps skinfold, sub scapular skinfold, abdominal skinfold. The other is physical performance index, including vital capacity, step index, quiet pulse, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure. The last one is physical quality index, including griping strength, back strength, vertical jump, it-and-reach, single foot standing with closing eyes, one minute sit-up, choice reaction time. After the research, the author made a conclusion as follows:1. According to the data of this national physical surveillance on adult women in Shanxi Province in 2005, the average indexes of physical fitness took on a distinct tendency in physical characteristics varied with age. Among 4 age groups, the one who aged 20-29 showed the best physical condition. The condition tended to be weaker varied with age, especially for the one aged 40-49.2. The data of this national physical surveillance on adult women in Shanxi Province in 2005 showed that there exist apparently differences between urban and rural adult women in same age group in the following indexes such as body composition, performance and quality. After comparing the three indexes we found out that urban people in height index is much higher than rural people (P<0.01), while in the indexes of weights, circumstances, BMI (body mass index) and Quetelet index, rural area is higher than urban people (P<0.01). According to the indexes of vital capacity, step index, griping strength, vertical jump, single foot standing with closing eyes and so forth, urban people is much better than that in rural area(P<0.05, P<0.01).3. According to the data of this national physical surveillance on adult women in Shanxi Province in 2005, people who are not engaged inexercisetook up 56.8% among whole number while the proportion of the one who are always engaged in exercise and who occasionally engaged in are only 21.7% and 21.5% respectively. Therefore we can make a conclusion that it is not optimist in adult women exercising in Shanxi province. But the data also showed that women aged 50-59 are always engaged in exercise and the proportion accounts for 40.4%.Among the sample test group, an apparent difference in body composition exists in regular exercise group, occasionally tempered group and the group does not exercise at all. Thereinto, the average indexes of heights, Quetelet index and BMI in regular physical exercise group are much better than the one in do-not exercise group (P<0.01). The average indexes of body fat percentage and ration of waist and hip in regular exercise group are lower than the one in occasionally tempered group and do-not exercise group while the one in occasionally tempered group are lower than the one who does not exercise at all. The difference is very easy to get (P<0.01). The indexes of vital capacity and step index in regular exercise group are apparently higher than the one in occasional exercise group and do-not exercise group (P<0.01). According to the statistics, occasional exercise can not take effect in improving cardio-respiratory function. Besides, the indexes of griping strength, back strength, it-and-reach, vertical jump, sit-up, etc. in occasional exercise group excelled the one in do-not exercise group.4. Among the sample test group with same age, women in waist circumstance normal group and in abdominal obesity group have significant difference in the indexes of physical performance and quality. The average index of vital capacity and step index in normal waist circumstance are higher than the one in abdominal obesity group. Regarding to the average level of griping strength and back strength, the indexes in abdominal obesity group are higher than the one in waist circumstance normal group. While the average indexes of griping strength, heights and back strength, weights and relative strength in normal waist circumstance group on the contrary are higher than the one in abdominal obesity group (P<0.01). The indexes of vertical jump, one minute sit-up, single foot standing with opening eyes, in-and-reach, choice reaction time and so on in waist circumstance group are higher than the one in abdominal obesity group (P<0.05, P<0.01).