Effect of Eight Weeks 6km Run Work/Training Programme on the Physical Fitness Levels of Children

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effects of eight weeks training programme of Eurofit motor test on Children in Nigeria.  Two hundred subjects (200) comprising 100 males and 100 females in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State were involved in the study ranged from 12 – 15 years.  The duration and frequency of the training programme was eight weeks and two hours per session.  The test consisted of Eurofit motor performance test (6 minutes run test, standing broad jump, sit-up in 30 seconds, 50 meters dash run, sit and reach and standing on the foot).  6km run/work was adopted for the training programme on the level of physical fitness status in children.  Descriptive statistics of means, standard deviation and t-test were used for data analysis and the critical value for determining significance was put at 0.05.  The result of the study shows that there were no significant difference in most of the Eurofit Motor performance test between boys and girls after eight weeks, 6km run work.  Generally there were little disparity in performance level between the boys and girls.  However significant occur among the subject samples on their level of fitness after the 8 weeks training programme.

Keywords: Eurofit Motor Test, Fitness Level, Training Programme, Performance Level, 6km Run/walk.