Physical activity habits and determinants, sedentary behaviour and lifestyle in university students

A Carballo-Fazanes, J Rico-Díaz… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
University students, as a result of their lifestyles, represent a section of the population that is
most likely to adopt sedentary behaviours. The aim of the present study was to analyse the …

Determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in university students: a qualitative study using focus group discussions

T Deliens, B Deforche, I De Bourdeaudhuij, P Clarys - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background College or university is a critical period regarding unhealthy changes in energy
related behaviours in students. The first objective of this explorative study was to identify …

Physical activity patterns in university students: Do they follow the public health guidelines?

FM Clemente, PT Nikolaidis, FML Martins, RS Mendes - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Physical activity is associated with health. The aim of this study was (a) to access if
Portuguese university students meet the public health recommendations for physical activity …

Lifestyle and health among Spanish university students: differences by gender and academic discipline

V Varela-Mato, JM Cancela, C Ayan, V Martín… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
Today the need to analyze health behaviour from a gender perspective is as imminent as
ever, particularly at university, where the number of women who register is on the rise and …

Physical activity and physical fitness among university students—A systematic review

V Kljajević, M Stanković, D Đorđević… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this systematic review was to examine the scientific evidence regarding physical
activity and physical fitness among university students. The search and analysis of the …

Gender differences in motivation and barriers for the practice of physical exercise in adolescence

I Portela-Pino, A López-Castedo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A total of 852 adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age were evaluated (M= 14.86, SD=
1.67), randomly selected among a population of secondary school and Baccalaureate …

An ecological momentary assessment of the physical activity and sedentary behaviour patterns of university students

PC Rouse, SJH Biddle - Health Education Journal, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective We used ecological momentary assessment to understand the physical activity
and sedentary behaviour patterns of university students. Study design Cross sectional …

Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and quality of life among university students

PF Nowak, A Bożek, M Blukacz - BioMed Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of our study was to explore the relation between physical activity, sedentary
behavior, and the subjective and objective indicators of quality of life as well as life …

Determinants and patterns of physical activity practice among Spanish university students

D Romaguera, P Tauler, M Bennasar… - Journal of sports …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the socio-demographic and lifestyle
determinants of physical activity practice, as well as the motivations for being or not being …

Physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students–the role of gender, age, field of study, targeted degree, and study semester

D Edelmann, D Pfirrmann, S Heller, P Dietz… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are modifiable risk factors for an
unhealthy lifestyle in university students. The aim of this study was to identify subgroups …