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Article: The multidimensional structure of physical fitness: invariance over gender and age.
- Article from:
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Article date:
- September 1, 1993
- Author:
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This investigation extends the factor analytic approach pioneered by Fleishman(1964) by incorporation subsequent developments in the application of confirmatory factor analysis and the physical fitness literature. Specifically, it test the ability of an a priori factor structure of physical fitness to fit (i.e., account for) data base on 25 indicators of fitness (field exercises, technical measures, and laboratory measures) for 2,817 boys and girls ages 9, 12, and 15. An eight-factor (Cardiovascular Endurance, Explosive/Dynamic Strength, Static Strength, Flexibility/Joint Mobility, Blood Pressure, Lung Function, Body Girth, and skinfold) model derived from previous ...