Bo - Friday, April 20, 1984 - North Shore News IMPROVEMENTS ON LARGE SCALE Miodern girls are fitter By CAROLYN HOSKINS THE PHYSIC AL fitness of young Canadians has increas ed dramatically over the past 1S years, according to a re cent study of U4ls young students Most significant was the Improvement in fitness in young girls, with some ape groups increasing thei work capacity by as much as 41 per cent , The study s) authors at tribute the fitness increase in girls to the cultural and sacral advancement of women in the past 20 years Sport and fitness tor girls have become more acceptable and more organized, they say The nationwide study, sup- ported by Fitness (© anada and headed by Dr Roger Gauthier, Professor in the Department of Kinanthropo- logy at the University of On tawa, was a collaborative ef fort Professionals across the country studied a random sample of subjects between the ages of 7 and 17, provid ed by Statistics C anada, trom all provinces The results were then compared to those ot a 1968 physical fitness survey which used a similar sample The test to measure physical work capacity con sisted of pedalling an exercise bicycle (ergometer) tor a total of 12 minutes, in three stages of tour minutes each with progressively heavier loads The student's heart rate was measured after each stage In general, the lower the heart rate after such work, the fitter the subject is) The researchers consider this test an excellent: indicator of fitness) based on cardio vascular and muscular endurance When the results were compared with those of the 196% study, the differences were striking For boys, the average increase ino physical work capacity was 94 per cent, with a low of 2 per cent tor 12. and 13 vear olds, and a high of 19 per cent for 1S-year-olds For. girls. however, the average increase was 24 5 per cent, with the low 9 per cent for 8-year-olds and the high an amazing 41 per cent for 1S-year-olds Even when the results were corrected -tor weight dit ferences between the subjects oft the same age and sex, the gotls ostilk showed an im pressive overall fitness in crease of 20 per cent versus the boys’ 7.3 per cent According to Dr Gauthier, “In the past. girls after the ages of 12 or 13 stopped improving in fitness because 1 was not the thing to do.’ Now, sports for girls are Organized at a community level, and activities such as yogeing or bicycling = are encouraged Boys, on the other hand, 2 PUBLIC AUCTIONS SAT., APR. 28th - 10 AM 70 VEHICLES ON BEHALF OF BC GOVT (MINISTRY OF FINANCE) Place Riverview Hospital 500 Lougheed Hwy., Port Coquitlam Preview Thurs & Fri Apr 26th & 27th 9 3 Terms CASH DEPOSIT OF $300 per vehicle immediately upon sale of each vehicle FULL PAYMENT BY MON NOON by cash or certitiou cheque ee | SAT , APR. 28th 10 Am vw cetalf of the North Shore Coop pu. gre up including BCIT, Dist of N Vance | City oY N an. Cap College, 3 school districts Place Ice Arena N Shore Rec Centro 23rd & Lonsdale, North Vancouver have a long history of organized sports and athletic encouragement behind them The authors teel this explains the small improvement in tiimess in 12 and [3-veat-old boys. They simply did not have much improving lett to do In the recent Canada Civic Si A CIVIC silver medal will be awarded by the City of North Vancouver to Mrs Nell Hunter who won the 1983 Canadian Singles Lawn Bowling Championship held in Edmonton last August Fitness survey of 1983, the rate of participation in physical and sports activities was almost identical for boys (73 per cent) and girls (70 per cent) between ages 10 and 19. This was in contrast to 1976, when a similar report showed bovs to be more acuve (Canadian Science News) ilver This 1s Mrs. Hunter's se- cond gold medal for the Canadian singles. She was the winner in the 1977 championships held in Halifax. 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