scholarly journals BMI of students of School of Sport – facts and self-assessment in the context of physical activity and parents’ education. Long-standing research

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
EWA WÓJTOWICZ ◽  
BARBARA DUDA-BIERNACKA
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Nutrition Disorders ◽  
Lower Height

The objective of this study is self-recorded BMI among 20-year-old female students in the context of their physical activity, weight, body height, parent’s education and the time factor. Statistical analysis of the data was based on anthropometric measurements and a survey conducted among female students (N = 1,394) from the first year of full-time studies at the Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (AWFiS) in the years 2003–2010. The relationship between variables and logistic models was analyzed (Student’s test, Duncan’s test, analysis of variance, logistic regression). Statistical analysis was conducted using Statistica 6.0 software. At the background of the research results it may be claimed that incorrect self-reported BMI favors sport (OR = 0.71), father’s elementary or basic vocational education (OR = 1.44), higher weight (OR = 0.90) and BMI (OR = 0.76) and lower height (OR = 1.07). 29.77% women did not evaluate their BMI correctly during the whole 8-year research process. The correct BMI was reported by 70.23% of the students; 26.76% overestimated their BMI and 3.01% underestimated it. A high percentage of women who practice sport and who incorrectly determined their own BMI (31.25%) is disquieting, including 8.82% of the students who underestimated their BMI, and 91.18% who overestimated it. Failure to correctly evaluate BMI may lead to nutrition disorders, low self-esteem and serious health consequences. It is reasonable to develop regular and skillful evaluation of BMI among young people by institutions and people involved in health promotion.

scholarly journals Relationships between ideal figure, lifestyle habits, physical activity and self-rated health in Japanese female healthcare students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Ohtsuki ◽  
Yusuke Wakasugi ◽  
Takuhiro Narukawa ◽  
Shunsuke Uehara ◽  
Takeshi Ohkubo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Subjective Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Lifestyle Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health

Abstract Background Self-rated health (SRH), a subjective perception of an individual’s overall health, is widely used in public health. The transition from adolescence to young adulthood is a critical period, with significant changes in lifestyle and dietary habits. It is therefore important to understand the self-rated health of young Japanese women. The aim of this study to provide basic data on the epidemiological features of SRH in female students of healthcare subjects, including their recognition of appropriate physique, lifestyle habits, and levels of physical activity. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a total of 1101 female students of healthcare subjects in Japan. Body mass index was calculated from body height and weight using data from periodic health examinations, and lifestyle habits, physical activity, and self-rated health were self-reported using several previously-validated scales. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between self-rated health and scores for lifestyle habits and physical activity, adjusting for grade and smoking. Results The odds ratio of poor/fair self-rated health was 1.87 (95% confidence interval (Cl) 1.13–3.24) for lower vs higher levels of activity, 5.38 (3.59–8.10) for those with vs. without insomnia, and 0.44 (0.28–0.69) for the group who wanted to be thin, rather than those whose ideal weight was standard. Conclusions Young women tend to want to be thin, so it is important to provide health education that will help them to understand appropriate weight on a medical basis, and prevent health problems caused by the inappropriate idealization of thinness.

scholarly journals Physical Activity of Female Students of the University School of Physical Education in Poznan on the Basis of IPAQ — Educational and Social Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (78) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Sokołowski ◽  
Alicja Kaiser ◽  
Algirdas Čepulenas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
The University

In accordance with WHO’s motto: “my health in my hands”, contemporary approach to health issues concentrates on promoting active lifestyle of an individual. An individual’s lifestyle determines one’s health in 50—60%, (which makes it the most significant factor). Other determinants of an individual’s health – according to Marc Lalonde’s health fieldconcept – are: environment (21%), biomedical (16%), and healthcare services (10%). Physical activity is an essential element of healthy lifestyle. Polish society is characterized by a low level of physical activity. Therefore, it is necessary to take social and educational actions in order to shape attitudes, habits or skills within this range. Currently, particular expectations are directed towards physical education teachers, who are propagating health education in Polish schools. It is essential to instruct teachers, who should not only possess didactic skills, but also (or even primarily) — they should set an example by their own behaviour. Resulting from the above mentioned issue, the aimof this work was to characterize physical activity of female students at the University School of Physical Education in Poznań from the perspective of pro-health influence they might have as future PE teachers. The characteristics ofthe respondents are presented with reference to their place of residence and type of sports discipline they train. The research was based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). IPAQ is currently considered to be one of the best questionnaires used to analyse physical activity of people aged 15—69 years. For the analysis presented in this paper the shorter version of the questionnaire was used. It included seven questions concerning all types of physical activity (related to everyday life, work and leisure time). IPAQ is a method which makes use of metabolic equivalent — 1 MET. The research was carried on among female students of the full-time programme, specialization: physical education teacher. The calendar age of the students was 19.8 years. The results based on the analysis revealed that the examined students represented high and sufficient level of physical activity. Students training individual sports, as well as those living in cities with more than 100 000 inhabitants, reached higher values of MET coefficient than other respondentsKeywords: lifestyle, health behaviour, physical activity, IPAQ.

Physical fitness of people with moderate and considerable intellectual disabilities

Physiotherapy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Ślężyńska ◽  
Grzegorz Mięsok ◽  
Kamila Mięsok
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Abdominal Muscle ◽  
The Body ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Abdominal Muscle Strength

AbstractIntroduction: The aim of the physical activity of the intellectually disabled is the strengthening of health, creating movement habits, promoting active recreation, and maintaining exercise capacity. Skillfully applied physical activity allows to mitigate the effects of pathology and create the compensations to enable the intellectually disabled people to live relatively independently. Physical activity and sport also increase their chances to integrate with their families, peers, and social environment.Materials and methods: The research targeted a group of 134 people with moderate or considerable intellectual disability (65 women and 69 men), aged 20-53 years, who participated in occupational therapy workshops in Jastrzębie Zdrój, Rybnik, and Żory. Physical fitness was assessed using the “Eurofit Special” test and balance tests. Measurements of body height and mass were also taken and then used to calculate the body mass index (BMI).Results: A salient somatic trait was the greater body mass relative to height among the persons with considerable disability, clearly illustrated by the BMI. This explained their greater heaviness in performing physical exercises. An even greater difference between participants with moderate and considerable intellectual disability was visible in physical fitness. Obviously, older persons did not achieve as good results in fitness tests as the younger ones, yet the participants were more differentiated by the level of disability than age. Most symptomatic differences to the disadvantage of the considerably disabled were observed in explosive strength, speed, abdominal muscle strength, and flexibility.Conclusions: Significant differences in fitness between the compared groups make it necessary to take into account the level of intellectual disability in the course of physical education and sport, at work, and in household duties.

scholarly journals Effects of cycling workstation to get tertiary employee moving on their overall health: study protocol for a REMOVE trial

Trials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Guirado ◽  
Lore Metz ◽  
Bruno Pereira ◽  
Audrey Bergouignan ◽  
David Thivel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Eating Behaviours ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Working Day

Abstract Background Sedentary behaviour (SB) and low levels of physical activity (PA) are predictors of morbidity and mortality. Tertiary employees spend a considerable amount of their daily time seated and new efficient strategies to both reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity are needed. In that context, the REMOVE study aims at evaluating the health effects of a 24-week cycling desk intervention among office workers. Methods A prospective, open-label, multicentre, two-arm parallel, randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted in office-sitting desk workers. Office workers (N = 80) who have 0.8 full time equivalent hours (FTE) and 75% of this time in a sitting position will be recruited from tertiary worksites in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Subjects will be randomly assigned to one of the two following interventions: (i) PPM6: performance of two 30 min of cycling desk (using portable pedal exercise machine—PPM) per working day for 6 months or (ii) CTL_PPM3: 3 months with no intervention (control) followed by 3 months during which workers will be asked to complete two 30 min of PPM per working day. At baseline (T0), at 3 months (T1) and at 6 months (T2) after the start of the interventions, primary outcomes; 7-day PA and SB (3D-accelerometers), secondary outcomes; body composition (bioelectrical impedance), physical fitness (aerobic fitness, upper and lower limb strength), metabolic outcomes (fasting blood samples), self-perceived stress, anxiety, quality of life at work and job strain (questionnaires), tertiary outcomes; resting metabolic rate and cycling energy expenditure (indirect calorimetry) and eating behaviours (questionnaires) will be measured. An ergonomic approach based on observations and individual interviews will be used to identify parameters that could determine adherence. Discussion The REMOVE study will be the first RCT to assess the effects of cycling workstations on objectively measured PA and SB during working and non-working hours and on key physiological and psychological health outcomes. This study will provide important information regarding the implementation of such cycling workstations in office workers and on the associated potential health benefits. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.govNCT04153214. Registered on November 2019, version 1

Changes in work factors and concurrent changes in leisure time physical activity: a 12-year longitudinal analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 309-315
Author(s):  
Aviroop Biswas ◽  
Kathleen G Dobson ◽  
Monique A M Gignac ◽  
Claire de Oliveira ◽  
Peter M Smith
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Logistic Models ◽  
Physical Exertion ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Work Factors ◽  
Skill Discretion ◽  
Psychological Demands

ObjectivesThere is a paucity of longitudinal population-based studies examining whether changes in work factors are associated with concurrent changes in leisure time physical activity (LTPA). This study examines this issue using 12 years of longitudinal survey data.MethodsData were drawn from the Canadian National Population Health Survey. The initial analytical sample in 1994 of 6407 working individuals was followed every 2 years from 2000 to 2010. Seven work factors were measured as independent variables: skill discretion, decision authority, psychological demands, physical exertion, number of jobs, hours at work and shift schedule. LTPA was categorised as inactive, moderately active or active based on metabolic equivalent task values. Fixed-effects multinomial logistic models were used to examine associations between work factors and LTPA controlling for time-invariant effects and adjusted for covariates.ResultsWorkers with lower skill discretion (OR=0.96; 95% CI 0.92 to 0.99), higher psychological demands (OR=0.95; 95% CI 0.92 to 0.99), higher physical exertion (OR=0.93; 95% CI 0.88 to 0.99) and longer work hours (OR=0.97; 95% CI 0.95 to 098) were associated with a lower odds of transitioning from inactive to active and moderately active. There was no evidence of effect modification by age or sex.ConclusionResults suggest that as participants’ skill discretion decreased, and their physical and psychological demands, and work hours increased, their likelihood of becoming more active and moderately active also decreased, supporting the value of targeting improvements in these work factors for physical activity interventions.

Effect of Height on Motor Coordination in College Students Participating in a Dancesport Program

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Xiaoxin Li ◽  
Huazhuo Wang ◽  
Yaohua Yang ◽  
Chunying Qi ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Basic Skills ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE: Athlete screening tools combine measures of physical performance and morphometric parameters unique to each sport. Given the increasing competitiveness of dancesport, we designed the present quasi-experimental study to analyze the relationship between body height and motor coordination in college students. METHODS: Six hundred eighty-six students were randomly selected to participate in a dancing sport program that consisted of 16 weeks (32 hrs) of training. The program included an assessment of basic skills (rhythm, movement specificity, intensity, expressive force, and action coherence) and skills related to a doubles dance routine. Male and female students were divided into four single-sex groups based on their heights (each group had a 5-cm range), and the average scores for each performance indicator were analyzed. RESULTS: A one-way ANOVA revealed significant differences in performance scores for each indicator of basic skills and double routine skills between the different height groups. Male in the 175–179 cm group and female students in the 165–169 cm group had the best performance scores on each indicator, while the shortest students had the worst performance scores. CONCLUSION: The height of students participating in sport dancing training had an impact on dancesport performance and motor coordination, counter to the traditional belief that shorter people have better coordination.

scholarly journals Lifestyle of Students Studying in the Specialty «Nursing»

2017 ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia Semenova ◽  
Romana Sirenko ◽  
Maryana Ripak ◽  
Liubov Chekhovska
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Female Students ◽  
After School ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
The Future ◽  
Alcoholic Drinks ◽  
Medical Colleges

The article analyzes the lifestyle of students studying in the specialty «Nursing». Among students of medical colleges there was conducted a survey, which was attended by young men (n = 10) and women (n = 106), aged 15 to 21 years. The study revealed a small number of students who smoke cigarettes, but alcohol and low alcoholic drinks were consumed by about 73 % of female students, of which 28 people were underage. There was discovered low physical activity among students after school - 107,08 ± 14,9 min. per week, which is about 15 minutes. for a day. It is already stated, that the lifestyle of students studying with a speciality called «Medical care» needs a constant and purposeful forming during the whole learning period.The realizing of the importance of health preservation for patients and first of all for yourself the change of students attitude according to the lifestyle and forming of the value relation to own health – all of it will promote a success full realization of social and professional functions of the future nurses.

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