Fitbits, field-tests, and grades: The effects of a healthy and physically active lifestyle on the academic performance of first year college students

Broaddus, Allie M.; Jaquis, Brandon J.; Jones, C.; Jost, Scarlet R.; Lang, Andrew S. I. D.; Li, Ailin; Li, Qiwen; Nelson, Philip P.; Spear, Esther M.

doi:10.1080/1612197x.2019.1623062

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“…Findings indicate that men took an average of 1,586 more steps per day than women, confirming what we observed in a previous study, 34 and that women spent an average of 24 additional minutes per day with heart rates above 100 bpm (See Table 2 and Figure 1) even though they were, on the whole, less physically active. A significant negative correlation was found between BMI and steps meaning that students with higher BMI values (BMI > 30 kg · m -2 ) were generally less physically active.…”

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“…This leads to the possibility for Steps and THR inflation by students who shook their Fitbit to collect steps or used other sources of heat to create a false THR reading rather than engaging in activity, though our previous studies have shown that the influence of Fitbit stacking is minimal. 34 remix, or adapt this material for any purpose without crediting the original authors. The correlations between the various variables, while significant, are, except for the correlation between the variables Steps and Sex, fairly small and therefore the results should be read accordingly, see Table 3.…”

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The Impact of Body Mass Index on Physical Activity and Cardiac Workload

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Background: Having an abnormal body mass index (BMI) adversely affects cardiac workload and level of physical activity. Objective: To examine the relationship between cardiac workload, physical activity, Sex, and BMI. Methods: The number of steps taken per day (Steps) and minutes per week spent in targeted heart rate zones were collected from primarily first and second year university students (n = 1,801; 62% female) over a standard, 15-week long semester. Other data collected included BMI, Sex, Age, and Class Standing. Sex differences in BMI, Steps, and training heart rate zone (heart rates above 50% of max) minutes (THR) were evaluated, correlations between the study parameters were analyzed, and one-way ANOVA was used to test between competing models. The values p < .05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Statistically significant (p < .05) differences between males and females were found for Steps, THR, and BMI. Males were more physically active but spent 18% less time with heart rates above 50% of max. Students who had abnormal BMI values, both low and high, experienced greater cardiac workload (p < .05), even though they were found to be less physically active (p < .05). Conclusion: Our study revealed that university students with abnormal BMI values experienced greater cardiac workload, even though they are less physically active. Thus, physical fitness and healthy lifestyle interventions should also include underweight students in addition to students who are overweight or obese.

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“…Healthier lifestyle choices result in higher life satisfaction and lower psychological distress (Velten et al, 2014). A recent study analyzed data (academic performance measured by GPA, Fitbit activity data, lifestyle survey scores, and timed 1-mile field tests) from a sample of 581 first-year college students (Broaddus et al, 2019). Study results reported positive and significant correlations among Fitbit step counts, 1-mile field test times, lifestyle survey scores, and academic performance even when controlling for gender.…”

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The Influence of Chronotype and Grit on Lifestyle and Physical Activity

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Background: The chronotype of a person refers to an individual's natural sleep-wake cycle and whether that individual prefers morning or evening activities, and grit is an individual's perseverance and passion for long-term goals.Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between grit, chronotype, physical activity, and leading a healthy lifestyle in college-age students.Methods: Health and fitness data (i.e., chronotype, grit, lifestyle assessment score, and daily steps) from 431 first-semester university students at a private college were collected and analyzed. Results: This study found that grit and chronotype both have significant correlations with living a healthy lifestyle and with physical activity. Grit more accurately predicts a person's lifestyle (β = -13.712, r = 0.39, p < 0.0001) while chronotype more accurately predicts the physical activity, or steps, of a person (β = 66.48, r = .19, p = .0001). Chronotype can also accurately predict the grit of a person (r = .25, p < .0001), and it was found that morning people tend to have more grit.Conclusions: This study concluded that grit, chronotype, steps, and a healthy lifestyle are all significantly correlated with each other. Knowing the relationship between endogenous chronotype, grit, and living a physically active and healthy lifestyle can help inform policy decisions related to the goal of strengthening an institution's inclusive and healthy academic community.

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“…These initial ideas involved the specification of modern approaches to the assessment of students achievements, as well as the creation of conditions for individual and differentiated tasks. Pedagogical technology of healthy lifestyle formation is based on humanization and democratization of pedagogical relations with procedural orientation, priority of personal relations, individual approach [5]. The content component of the experimental technology included sports and health technologies, integrated with the characteristics of the territory of residence.…”

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The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Analysis of a Healthy Lifestyle of Students at the University

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Shvedov²,

Sulimin³

2020

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Digitalization of Education: History, Trends and Prospects” (DETP 2020)

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The article deals with the problem of searching for modern health-saving technologies, new directions of physical culture and sports, which are able to solve the main social and pedagogical problems that face the discipline "Physical education". The purpose of the article is to analyze the healthy lifestyle of students. The authors come to the conclusion that it is necessary to create a system that focuses on Wellness physical education, in order to allow students to be able to navigate in their own health, to know information about their health and have a strong demand for occupations by physical education.

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Fitbits, field-tests, and grades: The effects of a healthy and physically active lifestyle on the academic performance of first year college students

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The Impact of Body Mass Index on Physical Activity and Cardiac Workload

The Impact of Body Mass Index on Physical Activity and Cardiac Workload

The Influence of Chronotype and Grit on Lifestyle and Physical Activity

The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in the Analysis of a Healthy Lifestyle of Students at the University

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