Physical activity of physiotherapy students of the University of Rzeszów and its impact on the subjects’ body composition

Baran, Joanna; Baran, Rafał; Czenczek‐Lewandowska, Ewelina; Leszczak, Justyna; Mazur, Artur; Podgórska‐Bednarz, Justyna; Pop, Teresa; Weres, Aneta

doi:10.1016/j.physio.2016.10.345

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“…It should be emphasised, however, that although body weight and BMI can be measured easily and quickly, the two methods present a drawback since they do not make it possible to calculate the ratio of body fat content to fat-free body mass [39,41]. It can be hypothesised that the relationship between better physical fitness and higher body weight as well as BMI in the subjects examined in the present study may be associated with more developed muscle mass, which is reflected by the higher values of fat-free mass and total body water; this has also been shown in other studies [44,45]. The correlations between the general fitness of physiotherapy students and the selected anthropometric measurements as well as body composition indexes in the present study were also investigated relative to the age groups.…”

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Body Composition and Physical Fitness: Does This Relationship Change in 4 Years in Young Adults?

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Guzik

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(1) Background: There are few studies investigating the relationship between physical fitness and body composition in young adults and, to our knowledge, there are no such reports focusing specifically on physiotherapy students. This observational study aimed to assess the relationship between physical fitness and selected anthropometric measurements as well as body composition in Polish students in the first year and in the final year of a university course in physiotherapy. (2) Methods: A group of 100 randomly selected individuals were recruited among first- and fifth-year students of physiotherapy (50% women), who were assigned to two groups: A (aged 19 years) and B (aged 23 years). Body composition was assessed using a Tanita TBF-300 Analyzer, and physical fitness was measured using Zuchora’s Physical Fitness Index. (3) Results: A higher level of general fitness was identified in students from Group B (p = 0.0261), and lower values of the fat mass index was found in Group A (p = 0.0441). Group A was found with correlations between general level of physical fitness and the following indexes: fat% (R = −0.4; p = 0.0018), FM (R = −0.3; p = 0.0310), FFM (R = 0.3; p = 0.0229) and TBW (R = 0.4; p = 0.0024), whereas Group B was found with correlations between general physical fitness and BMI (R = 0.3; p = 0.0308) as well as FM index (R = 0.3; p = 0.0431). (4) Conclusions: The findings show significant differences between the groups in physical fitness, body composition and selected anthropometric measurements. Older students presented higher level of general fitness, whereas younger students were found with a lower mean value of fat index.

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Body Composition and Physical Fitness: Does This Relationship Change in 4 Years in Young Adults?

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“…In addition, the results of research carried out by Baran [62] indicated that a physical activity level affects the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children. Among 1300 examined children, 9.4% were overweight and 6.5% were obese.…”

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Assessment of the Impact of Increased Physical Activity on Body Mass and Adipose Tissue Reduction in Overweight and Obese Children

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2023

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(1) Background: Within the last 30 years, growing rates of child overweight and obesity have been observed as a very concerning phenomenon in most countries worldwide. The research aim was to assess what effect increased physical activity has on reducing body mass and adipose tissue in children between 10 and 11 years of age as well as to answer the question of whether physical activity could be considered as a factor in preventing child overweight and obesity when maintaining their existing diet and lifestyle. (2) Material and methods: There were 419 sports class primary school pupils in the experimental group who, in addition to four obligatory weekly physical education hours, attended six training hours. The control group comprised 485 children from parallel non-sports classes. In all pupils, height and weight measurements as well as physical fitness measurements were taken twice, at the beginning and end of the school year. Cole’s method was used to assess the children’s normal body weight. With the help of this method, children with excessive body weight were selected from the entire study group (N = 904), who additionally had skinfolds and adipose tissue measured using the BIA electrical bioimpedance method. The obtained results were interpreted using the variance analysis for repeated measurements and LSD test. (3) Results: The number of children with excessive body mass after 10 months of increased physical activity decreased (in the case of overweight: p = 0.0014, obesity: p = 0.0022), as did their skinfolds (p ≤ 0.001) and body fat (p ≤ 0.001), while their physical fitness considerably improved compared to the control group. (4) Conclusions: The introduction of increased physical activity in the experimental group children when maintaining their existing diet and lifestyle contributed to reducing their obesity and overweight and, at the same time, proved to be an effective factor in the process of decreasing their excessive body mass.

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Dietary Habits of Female University Students in Eastern Slovakia in the Context of Sports Activity

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(1) Background: The aim of the research was to expand the current knowledge about the diets of female university students in relation to the frequency of their sports activity (SA). We were specifically interested in the eating frequency, the distribution of the amount of food during the day, including breakfast in the diet, and the timing of dinner before bedtime. (2) Methods: The sample in this cross-sectional research consisted of 1055 female freshmen university students from the two universities in eastern Slovakia. Data were obtained through a set of selected questions from a questionnaire battery. (3) Results: We found a significant rank–order correlation between the frequency of meals during the day and the level of SA, as well as between the consumption of breakfast and SA. Furthermore, we found a significant indirect dependence on the distribution of meals during the day and SA. The results indicate a better dietary pattern of the more active female students in terms of the frequency of meals. (4) Conclusions: “The healthy behaviour”, which includes proper diet and regular SA, was monitored in the cross-sectional research we conducted, the results of which consistently point to opportunities for further improvement. There is a need for universities to develop professionally targeted programmes that will enable novice students to modify their health behaviours during their studies.

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Physical activity of physiotherapy students of the University of Rzeszów and its impact on the subjects’ body composition

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Body Composition and Physical Fitness: Does This Relationship Change in 4 Years in Young Adults?

Body Composition and Physical Fitness: Does This Relationship Change in 4 Years in Young Adults?

Assessment of the Impact of Increased Physical Activity on Body Mass and Adipose Tissue Reduction in Overweight and Obese Children

Dietary Habits of Female University Students in Eastern Slovakia in the Context of Sports Activity

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