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Level of physical activity and daily sitting time: factors of sedentary lifestyle in young adults
Mislav Škovran
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Vjekoslav Cigrovski
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Krešimir Čuljak
; Veslački savez Zagreba, Hrvatska
Ivan Bon
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Mateja Očić
; Kineziološki fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Physical activity is one of the basic human needs to maintain health and normal functioning. The biggest problem of today’s children, adolescents and students is the way they spend their leisure time, which is mostly occupied with watching television, using computers and mobile phones. A sedentary lifestyle, whether understood as a reduced time spent in physical activity or time spent sitting, is considered an independent risk factor for the development of various chronic diseases and directly affects mortality. With this research, we wanted to identify and explain the differences in physical activity and sitting time between two groups, kinesiology students in Beijing and Zagreb. The study involved 238 participants, kinesiology students from the Faculty of Kinesiology, University in
Zagreb (UNIZG) and the Beijing Sport University (BSU). Participants completed the IPAQ questionnaire in short form (IPAQ SF), recalling all the activities they had performed in the past seven days. The results suggest that both groups are achieving recommended level of physical activity according to the WHO, although significant differences were found between the two groups (UNIZG 186.79 minutes per day ± SD; BSU 109.93 minutes per day ± SD). Likewise, both groups of participants spend less time in a sitting position compared to the general population. However, we believe that the results of time spent while sitting are too high for this population (UNIZG 221.27 minutes ± SD; BSU 380.30 minutes ± SD). Nowadays, when modern technologies additionally encourage a sedentary lifestyle, it is extremely important to systematically encourage children and young adults to get involved in various sports programs in order to develop a lifelong routine of regular physical exercise. Otherwise, there is a high possibility of developing longterm health disorders caused by a sedentary lifestyle.
Ključne riječi
physical inactivity, leisure time, students, wellbeing
Hrčak ID:
250205
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Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2020.
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