A Study On The Differences On Fitness And Health Conditions Between Urban And Rural Junior Middle School Students In Handan

The fitness and health of middle school students has always been an important issue in China.With the setup development of students' fitness and health standard in China,considering speed,stamina,strength,etc.,there is an overall downtrend in terms of Chinese primary and middle school students' fitness and health from 1995 to 2017.Many studies suggested that in many areas students' fitness and health condition differs greatly.In consider of the current situation,the essay will make a comparative study between the fitness and health condition of Handan's urban junior middle school students and rural middle school students.Hopefully,the reasons behind these differences shall be found.Thus,several suggestions which shall benefit future studies on middle school students' fitness and health may be put forward and help the future studies in this area.The essay takes the fitness and health conditions of both urban and rural junior middle school students as objects,and applies document analysis method,questionnaires,tests,interviews,the Delphi method and mathematical statistics,etc.On this basis,a comparison between Handan urban and rural middle school students' fitness and health condition is made.It also identifies the influence factors of the differences and provides suggestion on how to narrow the gap.The findings of the study are as follow,(1)According to the comparative study,there are difference between urban and rural students in terms of fitness and health condition in Handan.Though the overall condition of urban grade 7 students is better than rural students,the overall condition of male students in rural middle school are superior than others and grade 7 male students in rural area do better in terms of speed(P<0.01);in terms of suppleness,female grade 9 students of urban areas do better than those of rural areas(P<0.05),the other urban students,on the contrary preform worse than rural students(P<0.01);all the urban students,expect for urban female students in grade 7,do better than rural students in terms of leg power and stamina(P<0.01).(2)Factors which may cause the differences on students' fitness and health condition include: the limitation of content of PE classes,the students satisfaction degree of PE classesand PE teachers' education philosophy in rural middle schools.Both schools and students in urban areas value more on PE test in senior high school entrance examination,thus devote more time and energy on PE training.(3)Based on the characteristics of the fitness and health differences between urban and rural students,several suggestions are given to promote students' fitness and health condition in Handan.Firstly,school should emphasis more on PE education;secondly,PE teachers should make good use of PE classes and enhance the effectiveness of PE classes;thirdly,parents should change their attitude toward PE.They should join in the PE activities organized by school,and value more on PE education.The conclusions of the study are as follow,(1)The fitness and health conditions of urban and rural junior middle school students in Handan have some differences.Though the overall condition of urban grade 7 students is better than rural students,the overall condition of male students in rural middle school are superior than others and grade 7 male students in rural area do better in terms of speed;in terms of suppleness,female grade 9 students of urban areas do better than those of rural areas,the other urban students,on the contrary preform worse than rural students;all the urban students,expect for urban female students in grade 7,do better than rural students in terms of leg power and stamina.(2)PE class,class break training,after school training,and the PE test training may influence middle school students health and fitness condition.(3)Based on the characteristics of the fitness and health differences between urban and rural students,several suggestions are given to promote students' fitness and health condition in Handan.Firstly,school should emphasis more on PE education;secondly,PE teachers should make good use of PE classes and enhance the effectiveness of PE classes;thirdly,parents should change their attitude toward PE.They should join in the PE activities organized by school,and value more on PE education.