(School of Physical Education,South China Normal University,Guangzhou 510006,China) Abstract: By comparing nationwide student constitution and health monitoring data acquired in 5 surveys carried out between 1985 and 2005, the author revealed the following findings: 1)generally the physical capacities and makings of students of the Han nationality in China showed a trend of declining, yet not in a continuous way, but in a fluctuant way; the stamina making of the students declined continuously for 20 years only among 7-12 years old urban students and 13-18 years old rural students; other physical makings showed signs of improving between 1985 and 1991; 2)the year 1995 was a turning point for various monitoring indexes; such makings of the students as vital capacity, speed and stamina etc declined significantly between 1995 and 2005. Key words: school physical education;physical capacity;physical making;student of the Han nationality;China |