Risk assessment and level of physical activity of students in Poland

Zuzda, Jolanta G.; Latosiewicz, Robert; Augustyńska, Beata

doi:10.15561/20755279.2017.0408

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“…At the same time in some European countries the level of physical development of the student youth is much higher. For example, the research of level of physical activity of Polish students shows that the level of physical activity is a significant part of students sufficient for successful prevention of various chronic diseases (Zuzda, Latosiewicz, & Augustyńska, 2017). However, the problem of weakening the physical health of students is the characteristic not only for countries of the former USSR.…”

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Recently, there has been an increase in the number of young people who are overweight and obese reaching the scale of a global epidemic. Besides, the scientists have recorded a significant increase in the body weights of the students during their study years. One of the reasons for this phenomenon may be a lack of knowledge by innovative students about the risks of developing obesity and related chronic diseases. There is a need for comprehensive and long-term research to increase students' knowledge of the problems associated with developing obesity. In any case it is necessary to make an objective assessment of the physical development level of students, their physical activity level, their everyday lifestyle and food quality. Therefore in this study, we analyzed and evaluated the changes of the physical development and health parameters of the students from the Siberian federal university (SFU) over a long time period (2002-2014). Material & methods: Meanwhile, annually 800 students of the 1-3 courses of the SFU selected at random and took part in the study. Half of the examined students were the boys (n=400) and the other half were the girls (n=400). Moreover, both the boys and girls were allocated into two equal groups. It is important to note that there were the groups: male-1 (n=200) and female-1 (n=200) who were relatively healthy students. There were the groups: male-2 (n=200) and female-2 (n=200) where the students were with various diseases. An important point is that the age of the researched students is between 18-20 years. The main parameters of the study included the body weighing of the young people indicating their growth and the restoration time of the functional systems of the body after the load test (A. Martinet test). All in all the authors' opinion is that the values of these parameters will allow giving an objective assessment of the presence or absence of a threat of developing obesity and overweight among the students. Results: The obtained data allow to come to a conclusion about the significant increase (P <0.01) in the average body weight of the students in the groups male-1 and male-2 for the period from 2002 to 2014. On average, the body weight of the students increased by 6 ± 0.4 kg. It makes sense that in the groups of girls there were female-1 and female-2 and minor fluctuations of body weight were discovered during quite a long period from 2006 to 2014. In addition, the evolution of the growth values of the students was mixed among the boysmale-1 in different periods of the research. Besides, the boys who are the male-2 revealed a significant increase (P<0.01) in the average growth of young people from 177±0.5 cm in 2002 to 180±0.2 cm in 2014. In fact, the dynamics of growth in the groups of girls who were female-1and female-2 was mixed in different periods of the research. The average growth rates among the girls of both groups were found within the range of 2 ± 0.3 cm. in a word, the indices of the recovery interval of the students' body after the test load allowed us to disti...

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“…This study considers that PA intensity, along with daily sitting time, estimates the total amount of PA in MET-min/week, and time spent sitting. According to the IPAQ, there are three categories of PA levels with respect to health-related recommendations: “low”, “moderate” and “high” [ 7 , 20 ]. The total amount of physical activity per week, measured in MET-minutes per week (MET-min/wk-1), was calculated as follows: duration × frequency per week × MET intensity.…”

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“…The total amount of physical activity per week, measured in MET-minutes per week (MET-min/wk-1), was calculated as follows: duration × frequency per week × MET intensity. Walking, moderate-intensity and vigorous-intensity PA were also taken into account [ 7 , 20 ]. All questions of this questionnaire are related to activities performed in the previous seven days [ 7 , 20 ].…”

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“…The World Health Organization recommends 150 min of moderate-intensity aerobic PA throughout the week or 75 min of vigorous-intensity aerobic PA throughout the week or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity, in relation to PA and its benefits on health in adults [ 3 , 4 ]. In this regard, PA has positive effects on health [ 5 , 6 ], as it builds strong muscles and joints, it reduces the risk of developing certain chronic diseases [ 7 , 8 , 9 ], it raises self-esteem and confidence and it reduces stress and anxiety [ 4 , 10 ]. If we also consider the positive impact that exercise has on academic performance, [ 11 , 12 , 13 ] and the factors that influence student achievement—cognitive ability and aptitudes (concentration, memory, speaking ability), school behavior (attendance, time allocation for tasks, behavior in society) and academic success (grades, evaluations, exams)—it is quite clear PA is paramount [ 5 ].…”

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Predicting Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption Based on Physical Activity Level and Demographic Characteristics in Romanian Students

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Background: This study aims to assess the relationships between alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity (PA) and demographic characteristics in Romanian students. Methods: There were 253 participants in this study (112 male and 141 female, age 19.2 ± 0.70 yrs; BMI 22.4 ± 2.2 kg/m2), students of Transilvania University of Brasov. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) were employed for the data collection. Results: Results showed that moderate consumption of tobacco and harmful consumption of alcohol had high prevalence among age, gender, year of study and PA level categories. Although the correlation coefficient showed no significant relationship between tobacco and alcohol use, it was shown that a negative correlation between tobacco and PA level existed. Further, age, year of study and PA level had a negative significant relationship with alcohol use among students. In the end, the tobacco and alcohol consumption prediction model showed heterogeneous coefficients. Conclusion: Full models of tobacco and alcohol use were differently predicted by variables, so PAL (Physical Activity Level) could predict tobacco consumption but not alcohol.

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“…The optimization of students' motor activity and health preservation during professional education is an urgent problem in Europe (Sigmundová, Chmelík, Sigmund, Feltlová & Frömel, 2013;Chernenko, Iermakov, Oliinyk & Dolynnyi, 2018;Zuzda, Latosiewicz & Augustyńska, 2017). Zuzda et al (2017) demonstrate that Polish students achieve the level of physical activity recommended by experts for the prevention of chronic diseases, which allows them to understand their health issues through self-assessments of personal risk factors for cardiac events, pulmonary and musculoskeletal injury. According to Sigmundová et al (2013), standard motor activity (10,000 steps per day) is the basis for health improvement among Czech university students.…”

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Pedagogical Conditions for Swimming Skills Development in Students of Pedagogical Educational Institutions

Nosko

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The purpose of this study was to determine pedagogical conditions for effective swimming training of students of pedagogical educational institutions.Materials and methods. The experimental group (EG) consisted of 45 first-year female students of the schools of foreign philology, physics and mathematics education, natural geography and ecology (special medical group) who had a sufficient physical fitness level and could not swim. The control group (CG) was composed of 40 first-year female students of the schools of foreign philology, physics and mathematics education, natural geography and ecology (special medical group) who had a sufficient physical fitness level, could float, swim short distances (3-5 meters).Results.After the experiment, there was a significant improvement in the test results. Specifically, the experimental group students showed increasein all parameters of the cardiorespiratory system functional state – an increase in breath-holding time in the Stange’s test and the Genci’s test (р= 0.001) and, accordingly, in the Harvard step test (р = 0.001). The results of the experimental group students improved in the Harvard step test by 13.56%; in the Stange’s test – by 9.26%; in the Genci’s test – by 13.15% (р= 0.001).The experimental group students showed a statistically significant improvement in the test results of physical fitness. Specifically, in the tests: “Standing long jump”, the result increased by 4.70%; “Sit-ups in 30 seconds” – by 10.59%; “Jumping rope” – by 6.91%; “Push-ups” – by 17.62% (p= 0.001).Conclusions.The study revealed a statistically significant effectiveness of the suggested methods of teaching swimming to special medical group students. On the basis of discriminant analysis, the researchers ascertained a statistically significant influence of the experimental methods on the dynamics of the students’ physical and functional fitness. Positive dynamics of change was found in the indicators of high level of anxiety during swimming training.

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Risk assessment and level of physical activity of students in Poland

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