PHYSICAL FITNESS OF FEMALE STUDENTS AT CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY, VIETNAM

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Physical fitness refers to the body’s capacity to perform physical activities and plays a pivotal role in maintaining health and promoting human physical development. For university students, physical fitness is particularly important, as they represent the core intellectual workforce of the nation in the near future. This study aims to identify a set of tests that can accurately, comprehensively, and scientifically assess the physical fitness of female students at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam. The research employed commonly used scientific methods in the field of sport sciences, including document synthesis and analysis, interviews, pedagogical testing, and statistical analysis, to determine appropriate tests for assessing the general physical fitness of female students at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and to evaluate physical fitness according to Decision No. 53/2008/QĐ-BGD&ĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training. The study sample consisted of 1,185 female students. Research findings identified five tests for evaluating the general physical fitness of students at the university, including: Standing long jump (cm), 30-m sprint (s), 4×10-m shuttle run (s), 5-minute run (m), and Sit-and-reach (cm). Based on the criteria of the Ministry of Education and Training, the physical fitness of female students at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy was classified as follows: 4.64% ranked Good, 9.37% ranked average, and 85.99% of them could not meet the standard.

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