Body Posture of Girls Aged 7-15 in Relation to Their Body Mass Index
Journal Title: Sportske nauke i zdravlje - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Despite significant theoretical resources related to bad posture in children and adolescents, the problem of abnormal spinal curvature needs to be supplemented, which is caused by a changing lifestyle. One can observe an increasing number of overweight/obese children and this weight problem may result in a greater incidence of bad posture. This paper aims to determine the incidence of good and bad posture in girls in relation to their body weight, as well as to reveal whether excess weight/obesity predispose them to bad posture. The research involved 500 girls aged 7-15, living in Szczecin, Poland. In the assessment of body posture, Iwanowski’s spherosomatometric method was employed. Girls with correct body weight constituted 77.7% of the subjects. In 6.7% cases, an insufficient body weight was identified. 11.3% suffered from excess weight while 4.3% of girls were obese – which totals 15.6% of the subjects. Incorrect body posture was identified in 32.4% of the subjects. The highest proportion of girls with bad posture was found among 9-year-olds (38.6%), 13-year-olds (35.2%), and 15-year-olds (35.1%). Overweight and obesity did predispose the subjects to bad posture: abnormal spine curvature was found in 30.8% of overweight/obese girls.
Authors and Affiliations
Mirosława Szark-Eckardt, Hanna Żukowska, Elena Bendíková, Ratko Pavlović
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