Health- Related Physical Fitness of secondary school in Demonstration School of Ramkhamhaeng University in Academic year 2022

Abstract

           The Objective of this research was to study the health- related physical fitness and classify the level of health- related physical fitness of secondary school students, the Demonstration School of Ramkhamhaeng University (Secondary School). The population were 1,589 students; 840 male students and 749 female students who were studying in the Demonstration School of Ramkhamhaeng University (Secondary School) in Academic Year 2022. The samples used were from the Chrissie and Morgan’s table that collected 1,600 data from 310 participants. For this research, the sample used were 600 students; 300 male students and 300 female students. The research tools were the test of health - related physical fitness standard of the Department of Physical Education, year 2019 of children aged 13-18 years old. There were 5 test items as follows: (1) body mass index (2) sit and reach (3) 30 second modified push-ups (4) 60 seconds sit- ups (5) 3 minutes high knee. The data were analyzed by means (  ) and standard deviation (S.D.). The research results were as follows.
           The results of the health - related physical fitness test of male students were the mean (  ) by including body mass index, sit and reach, 30 seconds modified push-ups, 60 seconds sit- ups 3 minutes high knee = 20.68. kg/m², 14.37 cm., 25.85 times, 35.79 times, 151.08 times. Female students had the mean (  ) by including body mass index, sit and reach, 30 seconds modified push-ups, 60 seconds sit- ups, 3 minutes high knee = 20.36 kg/m², 15.95 cm, 23.03 times, 32.94 times, 152.37 times. For the overall results of body mass index test for 236 students amounts to 39.33 percent. The overall result of sit and reach test was at a medium level for 336 students amounts to 61.00 percent. The overall result of 30 seconds modified push-ups test was at a medium level for 199 students amounts to 33.17%. The overall results of 60-second sit-up test was medium level for 221 people amounts to 36.83 percent, The overall results of 3 minutes high knee was medium for 174 students amounts to 29.00 percent.