Is Standing Long Jump Performance More Strongly Associated with Health-Related Outcomes than Maximal Isometric Handgrip Strength in Adolescents?
SLJ appears to be a more sensitive and consistent indicator of health-related outcomes in adolescents than MIHS. These findings support the use of SLJ as a practical, low-cost, and easily implementable tool for health and fitness screening in school and community settings.
Authors
- Antonio Castillo-Paredes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7239-960X)
- Exal García-Carrillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6190-938X)
- Natalia Escobar Ruiz
- Felipe Montalva-Valenzuela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0004-3089)
- Iván Molina-Márquez
- Yeny Concha-Cisternas
- Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz
- Rodrigo Yañez-Sepúlveda
Institutions
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- Universidad Espíritu Santo (EC)
- Viña del Mar University (CL)
- Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins (CL)
- University of the Americas (CL)
- Universidad Santo Tomás (CL)
- Universidad Adventista de Chile (CL)
- Universidad de Los Lagos (CL)
- Arturo Prat University (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children13030314
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00