Novel Physical Fitness Fuzzy Evaluation Model for Individual Health Promotion

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 21;19(9):5060. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095060.

Abstract

Physical fitness level plays a significant role in health promotion. Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscle power, and flexibility are the four key indicators of physical fitness level, listed as one of the important fields of preventive medicine. Some studies targeted at students, based on statistical inference, have put forward a set of physical fitness evaluation methods to see whether they have reached the level of healthy physical fitness. Testing and monitoring of individual physical fitness takes up little time and requires a small sample dataset; this paper hence proposed an evaluation and analysis model that suits individual physical fitness by means of a fuzzy evaluation method suitable for evaluating small sample datasets. This paper developed the evaluation model based on the upper confidence limit of the physical fitness evaluation index so that it could reduce the risk of misjudgment caused by sampling error. At the same time, a simple and easy-to-use fuzzy evaluation form was developed as an evaluation interface, which can present the whole picture of all evaluation indicators as well as have good and convenient management performance. Accordingly, it can help every individual simultaneously monitor multiple physical fitness indicators to ensure that each physical fitness index can meet the requirement of healthy physical fitness.

Keywords: fuzzy evaluation table; fuzzy hypothesis testing; physical fitness; physical fitness indices; upper confidence limits.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness* / physiology
  • Exercise / physiology
  • Health Promotion
  • Humans
  • Muscle Strength / physiology
  • Physical Endurance / physiology
  • Physical Fitness* / physiology
  • Students