Physical fitness as an indicator of health status and its relationship to academic performance during the prepubertal period

• Main Authors: Francisco Javier Fonseca del Pozo (Author), Joaquín Valle Alonso (Author), Manuel Vaquero Álvarez (Author), Siobhan Orr (Author), Francisco Jesús Llorente Cantarero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Physical activity (PA) is considered one of the most important determinants of the health status in children, and predictor of morbidity/mortality in adults. The aim is to examine the relationship between physical fitness (PF), PA, obesity and academic performance (AP) in primary school...