The Relationship between Anthropometric Measurements and Physical Fitness Test for Central Elementary Female Students in Irbid Schools

Abstract

This study aims at knowing the relationship between anthropometric measurements and physical fitness test for central elementary students in Irbid schools. The sample of study included (133) female students selected from Irbid schools. The measurements of this study included some anthropometric measurements " height of body weight, body mass index and age", and some physical fitness tests" set up, push up, shuttle run, flexible trunk, and run one miles". The data was processed statistically by using the mean standard deviation, coefficient of "Pearson Correlation" relation. The study reached the following results: There was significant regular sequence relation between height of body and all of physical fitness tests, but there was no significant contrasting relation between other measurements and the physical fitness test.