Measurement of physical fitness and physical activity: fifty years of change.

Measurement in Physical Education & ExerciseScience | December 22, 2007| | Copyright

The tenth anniversary of Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science causes one to reflect on the major measurement issues impacting physical education and exercise science in the latter half of the 20th century. This anniversary causes us to contemplate how this history has brought us to where we are today and what it portends for the future. The purpose of this report is to provide our interpretation of these significant events. While there are individual occurrences and important decisions that have impacted what we have traditionally called "tests and ...

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