Why the study?
Is the International Fitness Scale (IFIS) a reliable and useful tool for assessing physical fitness and cardiovascular profile in adolescents?
Is the International Fitness Scale (IFIS) a reliable and useful tool for assessing physical fitness and cardiovascular profile in adolescents?
The International Fitness Scale (IFIS) is a reliable self-reported tool that accurately reflects measured physical fitness and cardiovascular health profiles in adolescents.
IFIS may aid fitness screening in adolescents; leaves open prospective validation for cardiovascular outcomes.
(i) The IFIS is able to correctly rank adolescents according to their measured physical fitness levels; (ii) adolescents reporting a good/very good overall fitness, CRF or SP-AG have a more favorable cardiovascular profile; and (iii) The IFIS is reliable in adolescents.
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