Comparative Study of Motor Fitness. (No. 2), A comparative Study of Youth Fitness between Ryukyu and Japan

Abstract

We tested about 3,600 Ryukyu's boys and girls by the Youth Fitness Test of American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation from April to June in 1959. The followings were founded: (1) In the tests of Shuttle Race, Standing Broad Jump, and Softball Throw for Distance, Japanese boys were superior to Ryukyu's one.(2) Ryukyu's boys were superior to Japanese boys in the test of Pull-ups. (3) We could not find the significant differences in the test results of Modified Pull-ups, Shuttle Race and Standing Broad Jump between Japanese and Ryukyu's girls, but the former was superior to the latter in 50 Yard Dash. (4) We did not compare the tests results of Sit-ups and 600 Yard Run-Walk between them because test methods were not same. Consequently, the factos of motor fitness developement may consist of their body constitutions and environmental situations sachas the facilities, teaching materials and methods in physical education, especially way of living so that we can not decide to choice only one factor of the developement in our motor fitness.