| Autor: |
FATİH, HAZAR, YU JONG-HOON, DAN IULIAN, ALEXE |
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Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health; 2020, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p113-116, 4p |
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Aim. Physical inactivity, is a major public health risk in the world (World Health Organization, 2017). The present study aimed to investigate the physical activity as a recreational activity of individuals; physical activity participation, preferences of physical activity types, goals of doing physical activity of individuals. Methods. The study was conducted on a group of 46 men aged between 20-24 (the mean age; 21.63±1.14 years) in the Faculty of Sport Sciences. The data was obtained by means of a questionnaire related to recreation and physical activities of subjects, which was administered. Body mass indexes (BMI) of the participants were calculated. A descriptive data analysis was used for statistics and data were expressed in terms of the percentages. Results. The mean of the BMI was 23.06±2.46 kg/m²This value is at the normal levels between 18.50- 24.99 kg/m² of BMI. The vast majority of them as 89.2% were participating in physical activity as recreational activity "one hour or more" in a day. They were doing physical activity in a week as "1-2 hours" 21.8%, "3-4 hours" 15.2%, "5 hours and more" 60.9% respectively. The most preferred physical activities by them in their free time as recreational activity were "going to gym" 17.4% and "playing football" 17.4% as the first choice. They mostly participated in the physical activities in their free time with "their friends" 37.0% and "alone" 13.0%. Conclusions. The participation in different types of physical activity as a recreational activity of individuals could be encouraged to develop more active life style. This may decrease physically inactivity and the sedentary life of individuals. Therefore improving more active people will be helpful to develop more healthy societies in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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