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Abstract

In brief: In 1980 the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) developed a new fitness test to emphasize health-related physical fitness instead of motor/athletic fitness. The new test measures cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, and low-back and hamstring strength and flexibility. These components can be measured in the field, reflect changes in exercise habits, and are related to some aspect of health.

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Physical fitnessTest (biology)MedicinePhysical therapyBiology

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Year: 1983
Type: article
Volume: 11
Issue: 4
Pages: 87-95
Citations: 41
Access: Closed

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                                    Steven N. Blair, 
                                
                                    Harold B. Falls, 
                                
                                    Russell R. Pate
                                
                            (1983). 
                            A New Physical Fitness Test. 
                            The Physician and Sportsmedicine
                            , 11
                            (4)
                            , 87-95.
                            https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1983.11708510

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DOI: 10.1080/00913847.1983.11708510