Health awareness, motor performance and physical activity of female university students

Study aim : To assess body composition, health awareness and cardiorespiratory fitness in female university students differing in volume of obligatory physical activity classes. Material and methods : 109 female students of the University of West Hungary volunteered to participate in the study. The...

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Published in:Biomedical human kinetics 2012-01, Vol.4 (2012), p.12-17
Main Authors: Konczos, Csaba, Bognár, József, Szakály, Zsolt, Barthalos, István, Simon, István, Oláh, Zsolt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biology
Body Composition
Data Analysis
Female students
Females
Foreign Countries
Health behaviour
Health Education
Hungary
Individual Characteristics
Mann Whitney U Test
Motor performance
Physical Activities
Physical Education
Physical Fitness
Program Effectiveness
Questionnaires
Teaching Methods
Undergraduate Students
Universities
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Summary:Study aim : To assess body composition, health awareness and cardiorespiratory fitness in female university students differing in volume of obligatory physical activity classes. Material and methods : 109 female students of the University of West Hungary volunteered to participate in the study. The subjects were divided into two groups according to frequency and volume of obligatory physical activity: students of recreation and health education programmes (RHE; n = 27) and of social pedagogy, tourism and catering, and teacher training programmes (STT; n = 82). Basic somatic characteristics were measured, body composition was assessed by bioelectrical impedance, cardiorespiratory fitness was evaluated using the Rockport Fitness Walking Test and health behaviour was assessed by questionnaire method. Student's t-test for independent samples, the U Mann Whitney test or chi-square test were used in data analysis. Results : RHE students had higher values of percentage muscle mass (p
ISSN:2080-2234
2080-2234
DOI:10.2478/v10101-012-0003-3