Physical fitness and somatic structure in adolescent taekwondo athletes and untrained peers

Abstract

Study aim: The purpose of the study was to assess the level of physical fitness (PF) and somatic structure in children training a Korean martial art (ITF taekwondo) and untrained peers and to determine the associations of children’s BMI with that of their parents.

Keywords

• eurofit
• itf taekwondo
• children
• parents’ bmi
• socioeconomic factors