Construction of physical fitness profile on primary school Children of Mauritus

The purpose of the study was to construct a physical fitness profile on primary school children of Mauritius. 370 male subjects age ranged from 10 to 12 years old participated in the study and four physical fitness components were selected as variables. They were namely speed, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and muscular strength. The descriptive statistics was calculated in order to find out the mean and standard deviation of each component. A rating scale also was constructed in order to determine the level of fitness of the primary school children. The rating scale was divided into five categories starting from excellent to very poor. The findings of the study showed that the primary school children performed quite well in all the variables of physical fitness except in one variable that is flexibility. It was seen that the school children lacked flexibility and this may be due to lack of stretching exercises and also due to modernization children are more prone to video games, tv, mobile phones rather than indulging in physical exercises.