Evaluation of health related physical fitness of elementary school students in Libya.

Title: Evaluation of health related physical fitness of elementary school students in Libya. Aims: Evaluating the elements of physical fitness related to health of students of elementary education of Libya, and comparing their level with students of other countries according to the availability of data. Methods: Statistical survey and comparative analysis. Results: The researcher used a set of fitness tests related to health using the presently implemented physical fitness test battery to get results to present the realistic outcomes to officials who take care of physical activity, which is one of the bases of health as we know. This research identifies the current health-related fitness levels of students in (Aljmeel, Regthaleen, Zwara) school district and suggests cultural differences that may influence that fitness status, and discussed four the evaluating of elements of physical fitness related health, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and body composition which measured by 1 mile run, sit up test, sit and reach and skinfold caliper. The study showed that the mean and std were: height, weight, cardiorespiratory, muscular strength, flexibility and skinfold are (141.832 ± 9.405), (42.398 ±10.592), (10.957 ± 1.579), (20.045 ± 11.690), (13.865 ± 6.024), skinfold is (17.546..