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KMID : 0380319750150000211
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Journal of Korean Research Institute for Better Living
1975 Volume.15 No. 0 p.211 ~ p.223
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A Study on Physical Fitness and Health Status of Ewha Womans University Students
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Abstract
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The following results were obtained from the survey of health status and the measurements of physical fitness of 914 students of Ewha Womans University by means of CMI, which were conducted from October 7 to October 27 for three weeks. The purpose of the research mainly consists in the improvement of university health adiministration and of physical education.
A. Survey of Health Status
1. The average Number of Complaints are 26.8 for items A-L, 15.3 for items M-R, and 42.1 for items A-R.
In terms of classes, the Numbers of Complaints are revealed on a decreasing scale as follows: sophomores, 44.0, the highest; seniors, 42.6; freshmen, 42.1; and juniors, 40.5.
2. Among all the items, the following figures of average Numbers of complaints per person are conspicuous: the seniors have shown 5.3 for item D, which is the highest; and the sophomores, 0,7, which is the lowest.
Among the physiological item, D, which corresponds to the ailments of digestion system, shows the highest rate; and among the items for mental diseases, item M, which corresponds to nonadjustment, is 5.2, the highest.
3. The percentiles on the lower echelons of the Number of Complaints are the following: 26.1% for freshmen is the highest; 22.2% for sophomores, the lowest. The sophomores have shown 27.1%, the highest figure, of students who have Number of Complaints of four or above.
4. The percentile figures of 10 or above of Number of Complaints are displayed by seniors with 2.4% and by sophomores with 1.5%. On the other hand, the percentile figures of 80 or above are revealed by seniors with 5.4% and by sophomores with 5.3%.
B. Physical Fitness Measurements
The figures for the physical fitness measurements are found as given below:
1. Pullup
Freshmen 18.4 seconds
Juniors 9.3 seconds
Sophomores 7.5 seconds
Seniors 7.0 seconds
2. 100 Meters Dash
An approximation of 19 seconds is recorded by freshmen, and the tendency is to be slower as the years go up.
3. Situps
The freshmen recorded 13 situps, and the tendency is to be fewer as the years go up.
4. Throwing
An approximation of 19 meters is marked by freshmen, and the tendency is to be shorter as the years go up.
5. Long Jump
The freshmen marked 249.5 centimeters, and the tendency decreases as the years go up.
6. 800 Meters Run
4´1"8"´(4 minutes 1 seconds 8 points) is obtained for freshmen, and the tendency is to be slower as the years go up.
7. Shuttle Run
12.5 seconds is recorded for freshmen, and the tendency is to be slower as the years go up.
8. Trunk Flexion
18 centimeters is marked by freshmen, and the tendency is to be decreasing as the years go up.
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