Investigation and analysis on the current state of physical fitness of blind students in Beijing
By means of physical fitness monitoring and comparative analysis,the authors investigated and analyzed such indexes as figure,function and capacity of some blind students in Beijing,gained a preliminary insight into the basis of the current state of development of physical fitness of blind students in Beijing,compared the said indexes with relevant indexes of male and female urban students,as shown in the report of physical fitness and health of Chinese students issued in 2000,and revealed the following findings: there is a significant gender difference in physical fitness of blind students in Beijing,especially,after the age of 13,various physical fitness indexes of male blind students are significantly superior to those of female blind students;the fitness test results regarding the blind students cannot precisely reflect the fitness level of the blind students,the test of some events(such as 1 600 m run and standing long jump) is affected by visual cripple;in most age segments,there is no significant difference be-tween the shape indexes of the blind students and those of ordinary students,but there is a significant difference between the physical function and capacity indexes of the blind students and those of ordinary students.