The influence of aerobic exercise on endurance in children

Diplomsko delo z naslovom Vpliv aerobne vadbe na vzdržljivost otrok je razdeljeno na teoretični in empirični del. V teoretičnem delu smo pojasnili izhodišča o vplivu aerobne vadbe na vzdržljivost otrok. Skozi poglavja smo predstavili pojem vzdržljivosti, merjenje vzdržljivosti, vrste aerobne vadbe in načine za izboljšanje aerobne vzdržljivosti pri predšolskih otrocih. V empiričnem delu smo predstavili namen in cilje naše raziskave. Predstavili smo potek eksperimenta in dobljene rezultate oziroma ugotovitve, do katerih smo prišli na podlagi izvajanja osemnajstih vadbenih enot v časovnem obdobju dveh mesecev. Naš namen je bil ugotoviti vpliv aerobne vadbe na vzdržljivost otrok. Vpliv smo proučevali tako, da smo poleg eksperimentalne skupine v raziskavo vključili še kontrolno skupino, s katero programa redne aerobne vadbe nismo izvajali. V kvantitativni raziskavi so sodelovali otroci stari od 4 let in pol do 6 let iz vrtca Cerkvenjak (eksperimentalna skupina) in otroci vrtca Vitomarci (kontrolna skupina). Meritve smo opravili s testom 20-metrskega stopnjevalnega teka pred začetkom izvajanja in po končanem izvajanju programa aerobne vadbepri eksperimentalni skupini smo opravili še vmesno meritev. Zbrane podatke smo kvantitativno obdelali z računalniškim programom SPSS na nivoju deskriptivne statistike. Rezultate smo predstavili v preglednicah, iz katerih smo lahko razbrali, da aerobna vadba pozitivno vpliva na vzdržljivost otrok. Vzdržljivost se ob redni aerobni vadbi namreč povečuje, saj so otroci eksperimentalne skupine dosegli velik napredek od začetnega do končnega stanja izvajanja vadbe v nasprotju s kontrolno skupino, s katero nismo izvajali programa redne aerobne vadbe. Na podlagi naše raziskave smo ugotovili, da ima redna aerobna vadba dober vpliv na otroke, saj povečuje njihovo vzdržljivost.The diploma thesis entitled The influence of aerobic exercise on endurance in children is divided into the theoretical and empirical part. In the theoretical part, we explained the bases of the influence of aerobic exercise on endurance in children. Throughout the chapters, we introduced the concept of endurance, endurance test, types of aerobic exercise and ways to improve aerobic endurance in preschool children. In the empirical part, we presented the purpose and goals of our research. We presented the course of the experiment and the obtained results or findings from eighteen sports activities over a two-month period. Our intention was to find out the influence of aerobic exercise on children’s endurance. The influence of aerobic exercise was studied in the two groups - the experimental group and the control group. In the control group, the regular aerobic exercise program was not carried out. 4 and a half to 6 years old children from Cerkvenjak kindergarten (experimental group) and from Vitomarci kindergarten (control group) participated in the quantitative research. The measurements were made using a 20-m shuttle run test before the implementation of the aerobic training program and after the completion of the aerobic training program. Additionally, we performed an intermediate measurement among the experimental group. The collected data were analyzed quantitatively using the SPSS computer program at the level of descriptive statistics. The results were presented in the tables, from which we could see that aerobic exercise positively influences children\u27s endurance. The endurance increases with regular aerobic exercise, as the children in the experimental group have made great progress from the initial to the final stage of the training program, in contrast to the control group, in which we did not implement the regular aerobic exercise program. Based on our research, we found out that regular aerobic exercise has a positive influence on children, as it increases their endurance