HAND GRIP STRENGTH IN 12 YEARS OLD CHILDREN IN SERBIA – CHANGES OVER 50 YEARS
HAND GRIP STRENGTH IN 12 YEARS OLD CHILDREN IN SERBIA – CHANGES OVER 50 YEARS

Summary/Abstract: Recent epidemiological research indicate that contemporary youth are not as active as they should be.The result of this investigation showed slight increase in muscle strength in hand grip of children in Serbia. Youth in1962 had slightly lower levels of muscle hand grip strength then their counterparts several decades after. However,average weight showed more significant increase over the same period. Weight of 12 years old youth increased fromaverage of 36.26kg to 50.92kg. The increase of ≈ 15kg, make the increase of more than 40% for this time period.This reise serious concerns toward children trend of muscle strength development and overall health and physicalcapabilities. There is urgent need for changes in media content and opportunities for recreational and sporting eventscould motivate kids to get more involved in sports and physical recreation.

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