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Piekorz Zuzanna, Lewandowski Andrzej, Goch Aleksander, Radziminska Agnieszka, Strojek Katarzyna, Bulatowicz Irena, Siedlaczek Marcin, Zukow Walery. Nadwaga a poziom gibkosci dzieci szkolnych – raport z badan = Obesity and the level of flexibility in primary school pupils – a research report. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(9):451-459. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.154197http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3858 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015).755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7© The Author (s) 2016;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, PolandOpen Access. 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Nadwaga a poziom gibkosci dzieci szkolnych – raport z badanObesity and the level of flexibility in primary school pupils – a research report Zuzanna Piekorz1, Andrzej Lewandowski2, Aleksander Goch3, Agnieszka Radziminska1, Katarzyna Strojek1, Irena Bulatowicz4, Marcin Siedlaczek4, Walery Zukow5 1Katedra Fizjoterapii, Zaklad Podstaw Fizjoterapii, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu 2 Katedra i Zaklad Podstaw Kultury Fizycznej, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu 3Katedra Fizjoterapii, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu 4Katedra Fizjoterapii, Zaklad Fizjoterapii Klinicznej, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika w Toruniu 5Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy Slowa kluczowe: szkola podstawowa, wysokosc i masa ciala, wskaznik BMI, sklony tulowia Streszczenie:Wprowadzenie: Nadwaga i otylosc negatywnie wplywaja na poziom sprawnosci fizycznej mlodego pokolenia, oraz na jego rozwój spoleczny i psychofizyczny. Z uwagi na powyzsze oraz szybkie tempo rozwoju motorycznego dzieci w wieku szkolnym podjecie badan wydaje sie uzasadnione. Cel: Jest nim ocena wplywu nadmiernej masy ciala na poziom gibkosci. Wysunieto hipotezy, o duzej czestosci wystepowania problemu i jego negatywnym wplywie na poziom gibkosci. Material i metody: Zbadano 105 uczniów klas 1-3 SP nr 67 w Bydgoszczy. Zmierzono wysokosc i mase ciala z których obliczono wielkosci wskaznika BMI. Oceniono poziom gibkosci w zakresie glebokosci sklonów tulowia w przód oraz do boków. Uzyskane wyniki rozpatrywano w grupach dzieci z prawidlowa i nadmierna masa ciala. Wielkosci róznic wyników oceniono testem t-Studenta dla prób niepowiazanych, a zaleznosci miedzy cechami morfologicznymi i wynikami prób gibkosci obliczono wielkoscia wspólczynnika korelacji „r” Pearsona.Wyniki: Wykazano duza czestosc nadwagi (chlopcy 22,0%, dziewczeta 29,1%), i nieznacznie wyzsze przecietne glebokosci sklonów tulowia dzieci z podwyzszonym wskaznikiem BMI (D: chlopcy od 0,18 do 0,45, dziewczeta od 1,18 do 2,16), a takze brak wplywu wielkosci podstawowych cech morfologicznych na gibkosc, zwlaszcza w plaszczyznie czolowej („r”: chlopcy od 0,59 do 0,73, dziewczeta od 0,36 do 0,57).Wnioski: Wykazana duza czestosc wystepowania nadwagi wsród dzieci, a takze znaczna absencja w badaniach swiadcza o potrzebie edukacji spoleczenstwa w zakresie obserwowanego problemu oraz koniecznosci wdrozenia dzialan profilaktycznych. Zblizone przecietne glebokosci sklonów tulowia dzieci z podwyzszonym wskaznikiem BMI oraz tym parametrem w normie, swiadcza, ze problem skutków nadwagi w mniejszym stopniu dotyczy gibkosci, niz pozostalych cech sprawnosci fizycznej. Obesity and the level of flexibility in primary school pupils – a research report Key words: primary school, height and body mass, BMI index, forward bend Summary:Introduction: Obesity and being overweight have highly negative impact on general fitness of youngsters as well as their proper physical and social development. Therefore, taking the above and the fast pace of pupils’ motoric development into consideration, the research in the topic seems crucial.The aim: The aim of the study is the evaluation of the negative impact of excess body weight on the level of flexibility and nimbleness in primary school pupils. It was assumed that the problem of obesity is not only common in this age group but also has very negative impact on children’s flexibility.Material and methods: 105 pupils from grades 1-3 of a primary school in Bydgoszcz were examined. Their BMI index was determined following height and body mass measurements. The level of forward and side bend range was checked. The results were compared between the groups with proper and excess body weight, and analysed using the t-Student test. The dependence between the morphological features and the flexibility range was determined using the Pearson’s “r” correlation coefficient. The results: High occurrence of obesity was detected: 22,0% and 29,1% in boys and girls, respectively. Higher average range of bend (in the sagittal plane in particular) was found in children with the increased BMI index: in boys from 0,18 to 0,45 and in girls from 1,18 to 2,16 as well as lack of impact of basic morphological features on the flexibility range (in the frontal plane in particular), “r” coefficient ranged from 0,59 to 0,73 and from 0,36 to 0,57 in boys and girls, respectively.Conclusion: High occurrence of obesity in pupils as well as reluctance to participate in the research, clearly indicate the need to educate the society and implement preventive measures in the aspect of excess weight in pupils. Similarities between the flexibility range in both groups (children with the increased and proper BMI index) as well as literature data, show that obesity hardly impairs flexibility, on the contrary to other fitness parameters.