Aerobic fitness of parents whose children are on the threshold of elementary school

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the level of aerobic fitness of parents whose children are 6-7 years of age. The research was conducted on 88 fathers and 141 mothers at the age of 24-40. Aerobic fitness was evaluated by after effort capacity index of (cardiac contraction frequency) heart rate registered during oneminute after a 3-minute step-test. The logarithmic model was almost identical for fathers and mothers in the kinetic course of restitution. Comparing the results to the existing (only American) norms, barely satisfactory fitness level of both fathers and mothers was observed. This justifies the need to increase physical activity.