The subjects for this research amounted to 3,678 male adults whose age ranged from 30 to 59. Their actual physical fitness was measured in five items, such as standing long jump, sit-ups, push-ups, timed shuttle run and 5-minute distance run. The analyzed results as well as their physical grade and physical fitness age are shown below.
1. Physical fitness of male Koreans in their age classification was almost equal to the Japanese counterpart reported in 1979.
2. Scores of physical fitness tests are presented in Table 4-1 to 4-5, while Table 5 and Table 6 show the subjects’ physical grade and physical fitness age respectively.
3. As to the residential division, adults from rural provinces were superior to those from small and large cities in that order.
4. As to the professional division, sports fans or club members were the best and farmers, clerks, drivers and so on followed.