Indian Journal of Applied Basic Medical Sciences

Open Access
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 12B
  • Issue: 15

Correlation of muscular fitness with intelligence in school children

  • Author:
  • S. D. Kulkarni1, Sushil Kumar1, R.A. Amin2, N. R. Pathak2, C. S. Sharma3
  • DOI:
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1Department of Physiology, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education & Research (SMIMER), Surat.

2Department of Physiology, B. J. Medical College, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.

3Department of Physiology, Government Dental College, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.

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Abstract

The present study was carried out to correlate muscular fitness (as measured by Kraus-Weber Tests) in Indian school children with their intelligence quotient (as measured by Porteus Maze Test). These tools have been tried and tested successfully in previous studies, don't require sophisticated equipment and are easier to administer than traditional tests like EMG (for muscular fitness) and Wechsler Tests (for intelligence quotient). The present study found a significant positive correlation between intelligence quotient and muscular fitness. Failures in Kraus-Weber Tests tend to have a lower Intelligence Quotient and vice versa.

Keywords

Kraus-Weber Tests, EMG, Flexibility, Intelligence, Porteus Maze Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Chi-Square Test, Stress Meditation, Muscular Fitness