Improving College Students’ Health-Related Fitness Through Physical Activity Classes

Liu, Wenhao; Hull, Ethan E.; Kovács, István

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“…All of these were included in the individual’s grade point average (GPA), but juniors and seniors are not required to take PE classes, which may be the main difference between grades 1/2 and 3/4. Although the correlation between the PE class and PA or PF was obvious, considering the special situation of Chinese college students, we are convinced that the PE class helped students maintain PA levels [ 38 ] and health-related fitness [ 39 ], and the benefits of taking PE classes go beyond that. The PA in the PE class is a typical sportive PA, not work-related or housework-related PA. A study indicated that both genders showed cognitive benefits from greater sportive PA but not from non-sportive PA [ 40 ].…”

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Correlation and Change in Physical Activity and Physical Fitness across Four Years of College Students after One Year of COVID-19 Lockdown

Tao

et al. 2022

Healthcare

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The relationship between physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) has been well established among college students. However, the impact of this relationship after 1 year of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures is unclear. This study aimed to test the relationship between PA and PF, exploring the trend across four years, the different components of PF related to PA, and their determinants, by analyzing specific items. A total of 1506 university students (19.48 ± 1.35 years old, 55.8% male) in years 1–4 at two comprehensive universities in Shanghai were recruited after one year of COVID restrictions and asked to complete the PF measurements and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ Chinese Short version). The PA level is categorized into three types of intensity (low-moderate-high), and the level of PF is represented by the total test score of each item. Results show that PA was significantly positively correlated with PF; PA levels significantly predicted 1000m-run, 50m-sprint, and standing-long-jump in males, and 800m-sprint and sit-ups in females. Males predominantly had high-intensity PA, whereas females maintained moderate-intensity PA over four academic years. Meanwhile, PA and PF both trended downward as academic years increased in males and females, which could be attributed to a decline in high-intensity PA. The following two recommendations were obtained from the study: first, college students should engage in high-intensity PA activities after the end of the epidemic. Second, colleges offer physical education classes for four academic years of college students to promote PA and PF.

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