Gwangjin-gu Operates Visiting Youth Fitness Improvement Program

Importance of Physical Fitness Management from Student Days: School-Linked Student Health and Physical Fitness Assessment (PAPS) Conducted... Physical Activity Specialists Visit Schools to Provide Customized Exercises Based on Fitness Levels

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is visiting schools to prevent obesity and improve physical fitness among students.

Since 80% of adolescent obesity can lead to adult obesity, it is important to develop healthy habits from adolescence for proper growth.

Accordingly, the district is conducting the Student Physical Fitness Assessment (PAPS) in collaboration with schools and will operate fitness improvement programs for students with low physical fitness until November.

The Student Physical Fitness Assessment (PAPS) is a test that comprehensively evaluates physical activities such as cardiopulmonary endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance, agility, and body fat.

Three schools, including Sinja Elementary School, Seongja Elementary School, and Sinyang Middle School, participated and completed the fitness assessment, revealing that a total of 35 students require management.

Since September, a physical activity specialist instructor qualified as a sports coach has been visiting schools to provide customized exercises considering the students' fitness levels.

District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “Adolescence is a period when lifelong health habits are formed,” adding, “Through the visiting fitness improvement program, we hope students develop both physical and mental health and grow up healthily.”

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