The Level of Physical Activity and Fitness Among University Student

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.201201.217How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Physical activity, Physical activity level, Physical fitness, University student

Abstract

The high level of physical activity will support one’s physical fitness. Physical fitness is the main indicator that can predict physical abilities and health status. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of physical activity and physical fitness of university students. This research is an analytic observational study with test and measurement methods. 490 samples with ages ranging from 18 to 23 years were recruited for data collection by fulfilling the inclusion criteria, consisting of 217 males and 273 females. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) instrument to measure the level of physical activity and a series of tests to measure physical fitness that has met the validity and reliability test. The series of instruments consisted of: (1) body composition measured by body mass index; (2) cardiorespiratory fitness measured by a 1.6 km run test; (3) musculoskeletal fitness measured by a wall half squat; (4) flexibility measured by sitting and reach test. The results showed that the level of physical activity in the light category was 93 students (18.98%), the moderate category was 212 students (43.27%), and the high category was 185 students (37.75%). Physical fitness showed musculoskeletal fitness in male and cardiorespiratory fitness in female need to be improved.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nurhasan
AU  - Oce Wiriawan
AU  - Sapto Wibowo
AU  - Donny A. Kusuma
AU  - Arifah Kaharina
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/03
TI  - The Level of Physical Activity and Fitness Among University Student
BT  - Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities (IJCAH 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1288
EP  - 1292
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201201.217
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201201.217
ID  - 2020
ER  -