Canada Fitness Survey, 1981

The Canada fitness survey was established to obtain: - fitness norms for persons aged 7 to 69 - baseline information and trends on activity patterns - baseline information and trends on other factors influencing fitness - trends in the fitness norms through repetition every five years Fitness variables include cardio-respiratory function, muscular endurance (push-ups, sit-ups), flexibility, grip strength, bypertension, functional ability, psychological well-being.

Activity variables include nature of activity, duration, frequency, intensidy, demands of main activity. Attitudes and knowledge variables include toward initiating activity, sustaining activity, toward fitness, knowledge of activity-fitness relationship, knowledge of PARTICIPaction and its promotion. Barriers variables include time, facilities, health, skill, and cost.