Effect Of 8-Week Online Fitness Intervention Health Related Fitness

Push-Up Test

Participants were asked to place their hands flat on the ground under their shoulders, with a straight slanted line on shoulders, back and legs. While performing the test, participants were expected to lowered the torso until the elbows are in line until 90 degrees angle with upper arms and shoulders were parallel to the ground, while the body were lifted up until the arms are straight at the lifting part. Participants were asked to perform push-ups every 3 seconds and an auditory stimulus was utilized, they were instructed to do each repetition with their body moving rigidly in a roughly straight line.

Time frame: 2 months

Curl-Up Test

The participants were told to lay supine on a mat with the knees bent at a 90 degrees angle, the legs spread apart, and the arms completely extended at the sides with the middle finger of both hands contacting a piece of tape. The zero point was marked with the first piece of tape, and a second piece was placed 10 cm away. A metronome was set to 20 repetitions per minute. In time with the metronome, the participant was directed to curl up until his middle finger reached the second piece of tape.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Sit and Reach Test

A sit and reach box (Lafayette Instrument Company, USA) with a scale marked on the upper side were placed against the wall. The participants were seated barefoot, with their legs fully extended and hip-width apart from the testing box. Participants were instructed to slowly reach forward and slide their fingers along the scale on top of the box by placing one hand over the other. The goal was for participants to maintain the position for about 3 seconds with their knees as straight as they could The final position that the participant reaches were recorded to the nearest centimeter and set as the score for the test.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Perceived Body Fat

Perceived body fat is one's own assessment of his or her own body fat. The body fat subscale of Marsh's Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) was used to collect physical self-perception data. The subscale consisted of six items, answered on a 7-point Likert scale. The maximum score that can be obtained from this scale is 42, and the minimum score is 6. The higher scores obtained in the subdimensions represent higher physical self-perception.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Perceived Physical Strength

Perceived physical strength is one's own assessment of his or her own strength. The strength subscale of Marsh's Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) was used to collect physical self-perception data. The subscale consisted of six items, answered on a 7-point Likert scale. The maximum score that can be obtained from this scale is 42, and the minimum score is 6. The higher scores obtained in the subdimensions represent higher physical self-perception.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Perceived Flexibility

Perceived flexibility is one's own assessment of his or her own flexibility. The flexibility subscale of Marsh's Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) was used to collect physical self-perception data. The subscale consisted of six items, answered on a 7-point Likert scale. The maximum score that can be obtained from this scale is 42, and the minimum score is 6. The higher scores obtained in the subdimensions represent higher physical self-perception.

Time frame: 8 weeks

Perceived Physical Health

Perceived physical health is one's own assessment of his or her own health. The physical health subscale of Marsh's Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ) was used to collect physical self-perception data. The subscale consisted of eight items, answered on a 7-point Likert scale. The maximum score that can be obtained from this scale is 42, and the minimum score is 8. The higher scores obtained in the subdimensions represent higher physical self-perception.

Time frame: 8 weeks