Trends in 4th−12th grade students' aerobic capacity and muscular strength and endurance: New York City public school students, 2006–2019
Thirteen years of data from the largest school district in the nation demonstrate overall improvements in student fitness performance on all three tests, with the largest gains seen for aerobic capacity. However, continued work is necessary to address persistent disparities in NYC youth aerobic capacity and muscular strength and endurance by sex, grade level, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Authors
- Brooke E. Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-3653)
- Hannah R. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0214-5003)
- Kevin Konty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7156-7034)
- Sophia E. Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1885-5907)
- Kira Argenio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8272-2565)
- Cody D. Neshteruk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0516-6873)
- Sydney S. Dougan
- Caroline Nguyen
Institutions
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1682913
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene