Current Exercise Habits and Factors Affecting Physical Activity Participation Among University Students

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Physical activities are indispensable to be healthy and away from illness. Yet, students are spending time being sedentary due to rapid technological advancement. Highly active individual requires physical activity for 3 days and must accumulate at least 1500-3000 metabolic equivalent tasks (MET)-minutes per week or more days of moderate or vigorous intensity activities.
 
 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze factors affecting physical activity participation among university learners in the Philippines.
 
 METHODS: An International Physical Activity Questionnaire answered by 470 participants and modified 4 point Likert scale questionnaires was utilized.
 
 RESULTS: There were 222 females (47%), 248 males (53 %), and p-value < 0.05 adoted to justify the significance of the factors in this study.
 
 CONCLUSION: This study justified that most of the participants cannot engaged in physical activities due to lack of time. Future research with larger sample groups to accurately identify the factors and recommend changes to enhance participation is encouraged.

Hubungan Status Gizi, Konsumsi Junk Food, dan Kebiasaan Berolahraga Remaja Perempuan di Jakarta dengan Kejadian Dismenorea Primer

“…This information was required since the current study solely looked at menstruation discomfort, which was classed as primary dysmenorrhea. Data on exercise habits were acquired from four items in the questionnaire, which might determine if the respondent exercises frequently or not, as well as how many days per week the respondent exercises 25 , what factors encourage respondents to exercise 26 , and what factors prevent respondents from exercising 27 . There is an infographic in the questionnaire that describes the distinctions between sport and physical activity so that respondents are informed before filling out this area and can complete the questionnaire correctly.…”

“…It has been shown that a lack of social support and self-confidence might also deter people from exercising. A lack of social support occurs when family or friends do not support sports, or when parents stress academic achievement above sports, and a lack of selfconfidence occurs when someone is concerned about their performance and aptitude in sports 27 . According to Table 2, 39.6% of participants rarely consumed junk food, 1% usually consumed junk food, and none regularly consumed junk food in the previous month.…”

The effect of physical education teaching style on exercise habits of college students

“…Habits serve to facilitate the cycle of an activity and provide sustained motivation (Rebar et al ., 2020), such as exercise habits, which drive individuals to participate in regular physical activity on a daily basis. Exercise habits vary based on factors such as preferences, choices, capabilities, abilities, etc., and the time and intensity of physical activity is highly necessary in daily physical activity (Endozo, 2019). It is important to note that once habits are established, they have some persistence (Swartz, 2002), and such persistence has beneficial effects on college students who establish exercise habits now and later.…”

“…Repetition of context is a necessary factor in the formation of exercise habits. The current stage of research on the formation of exercise habits in university students has focused more on the repetition of the context by the individual's own factors (Endozo, 2019; Eichorn et al ., 2018). However, there is no research formulation on PE courses, especially on the teaching style of PE teachers.…”

Civil servants’ physical activity status and its associated factors in Northeast Ethiopia: applying Health Belief Model

“…Physical activity can be affected by demographic, cultural, psychological, behavioural, biomedical and environmental factors 8. Studies suggest that female respondents perform low physical activity compared to male respondents9–11; similarly, older aged and higher income was not met recommended physical activity 9 12–14. The lower level of perceived severity, perceived benefit, self-efficacy and cues to action were also factors for physical inactivity 13 15–19…”