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An Analysis of Development Trends in Physical Fitness for Taiwan’s Children and Adolescents 261
The physical fitness performance of Californian students
in 2005-2007 showed an upward trend, with the
aerobic capacity up by 3.8 percent, body composition
by 1.4 percent, abdominal strength by 0.8 percent, trunk
extension strength by 1.7 percent, upper body strength
by 2.3 percent, and flexibility by 3 percent (California
Department of Education, 2007).
In addition, “Healthy People 2010,” a campaign
jointly promoted by the government and the private
sector in 1999 set another good example. The project
aimed at promoting national health in the next 10 years
(President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports,
2001). Both the quality and amount of a citizen’s regular
exercise were listed as the first index for the evaluation
of national health, the purpose being to improve
physical fitness and the quality of life across the nation.
Various indexes about physical fitness for children and
adolescents were also available. (See Table 9.) A follow-up
plan, dubbed “Healthy People 2020,” is on the
drawing board and is scheduled for publication in 2010
(President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports,
2008).
Table 9
‘Healthy People 2010’ for Children and Adolescents
Objectives Subject 2010 Target (%)
To increase the proportion of adolescents who engage in moderate
physical activity for at least 30 minutes on five or more of the previous adolescents 35
7 days
To increase the proportion of adolescents who engage in vigorous
physical activity that promotes cardio-respiratory fitness three or more adolescents 85
days per week for 20 or more minutes on each occasion
To increase the proportion of adolescents who spend at least 50 percent
of the time for school physical education for physically activity
adolescents 50
To increase the proportion of adolescents who view television two or
fewer hours on a school day
adolescents 75
To increase the proportion of trips of one mile or less to school on foot children and adolescents 50
To increase the proportion of trips of five miles and/or those of two
miles or less to school on bicycle
children and adolescents 5
Source: President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (2001).
(3) Strategy for Children and Adolescents in Taiwan
To enhance physical fitness for students, the Ministry
of Education has been promoting a variety of
physical fitness development plans since 1999.
Among them are a medium-term project for the improvement
of physical fitness for students (1999-2000),
a medium-term development project for PE teaching in
school (2002-2007), a five-year project to upgrade the
physical fitness for elementary and high school students
(2004-2008), a medium-term project for the improvement
of student skills in swimming (2000-2004), and a
medium-term development program for the adaptation
of PE teaching and LOHAS (2007-2011). At the same
time, a special website was opened to provide information
on physical fitness promotion plans, including the
aforesaid medium-term projects, programs on the
training of physical fitness counselors, and rules for
inclusion of physical fitness as part of the grades required
for high school and college admission. Besides,
the National Council of Sports has launched campaigns
calling on active participation in physical fitness activities
and tests. It is also actively engaged in training and
accrediting physical fitness counselors.