Physical Activity Levels and Vo₂Max Capacity Among Senior High School, Vocational High School, and Islamic Senior High School Students in East Purwokerto: A Comparative Study

Physical activity is one of the important factors that affect the physical fitness of adolescents, especially VO₂Max capacity as the main indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness. However, the level of physical activity of students can vary depending on the type of school, curriculum, and learning environment. This study aims to compare the levels of physical activity and VO₂Max capacity among high school, vocational school, and Islamic high school students in East Purwokerto. The research method used a comparative quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design. The research sample consisted of 100 11th grade students, comprising 34 high school students, 34 vocational school students, and 32 Islamic high school students. The instruments used were the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) to measure physical activity levels and the Multistage Fitness Test (beep test) to measure VO₂Max capacity. Data analysis included Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test, Levene's Test of homogeneity, and one-way ANOVA test. The results showed that, descriptively, high school students had higher levels of physical activity and VO₂Max capacity than vocational school students, while MA students were in the middle. The frequency distribution showed that the majority of students were in the moderate category for physical activity (51%) and the good category for VO₂Max (26%). Normality and homogeneity tests showed that the data were normally distributed and homogeneous (p > 0.05). However, the results of the one-way ANOVA test showed that the differences between school groups were not significant, both in physical activity (F = 1.72; p = 0.184) and VO₂Max (F = 1,93; p = 0,152).