Temporal Trends in Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness of European Children and Adolescents from 1965 to 2025: A Systematic Review of Data on 417,362 Participants from 20 Countries
Daniel Domingo-del-Val, Gabriel Lozano-Berges, Ana Moradell, Alejandro Gómez-Bruton, Ángel Matute-Llorente, José Antonio Casajús · 2026
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Sixty years of European youth fitness data are stitched into trend lines by Daniel Domingo-del-Val and associates in 2026. Fitness in childhood signals current and future health for young people. Past reviews often used single tests or stopped before the pandemic years.
Data covered 417,362 children and teens aged 6 to 16 years in 20 countries. Studies with repeated measures and full test data were pooled for trends. Scores were standardized so varied tests could be compared fairly. Heart fitness, strength, and speed traits were tracked by sex and age. Some traits fell over time, with shifts that sped or slowed by period. Results can guide school and health policy.
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| CREATOR | Daniel Domingo-del-Val, Gabriel Lozano-Berges, Ana Moradell, Alejandro Gómez-Bruton, Ángel Matute-Llorente, José Antonio Casajús |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 82806 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |