Physical activity, sport participation, and perceived barriers to engagement in first-year Canadian university students

AM Thomas, KM Beaudry… - … of Physical Activity …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Physical activity (PA) declines during early adulthood with higher rates of
inactivity in university students. The authors aimed to examine the frequency, intensity, time …

A meta-analysis of college students' physical activity behaviors

XD Keating, J Guan, JC Piñero… - Journal of American …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The authors reviewed studies on college students' physical activity (PA) behaviors and
found that previous research on this topic focused on describing college students' PA …

Prevalence of university students' sufficient physical activity: a systematic review

JD Irwin - Perceptual and motor skills, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
This study reviewed and analyzed the prevalence of university students' participation in
physical activity at the level necessary to acquire health benefits. 19 primary studies …

A comparison of motivational factors and barriers to physical activity among traditional versus nontraditional college students

K Kulavic, CN Hultquist, JR McLester - Journal of American College …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To investigate the motivational factors and the barriers to physical activity (PA) in
traditional college students (TS) and nontraditional college students (NTS) and determine if …

[HTML][HTML] College student work habits are related to physical activity and fitness

J Calestine, M Bopp, CM Bopp… - International journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite the known benefits of regular physical activity, research shows a significant decline
in physical activity participation and an increase in sedentary behavior during young …

Physical activity patterns in recent college alumni

PB Sparling, TK Snow - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the compelling evidence linking increased physical activity (PA) with reduced risk for
coronary heart disease and other chronic and prevalent diseases, US health experts have …

Vigorous physical activity among college students in the United States

TF Nelson, SL Gortmaker… - … of Physical Activity …, 2007 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Vigorous physical activity (VPA) declines from adolescence into adulthood and
social disparities in VPA exist. Physical activity is understudied in the college setting …

A scoping review on college student physical activity: How do researchers measure activity and examine inequities?

OWA Wilson, MJ Panza… - Journal of Physical …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: The purpose of this scoping review was to critically examine the design and
quality of contemporary research involving college student physical activity participation …

Physical activity levels of first-year New Zealand university students: a pilot study

KM Sinclair, MJ Hamlin, GD Steel - Youth Studies Australia, 2005 - search.informit.org
A questionnaire administered to 60 first-year university students revealed significant
declines in vigorous and moderate physical activity participation of students since beginning …

Transition to university and vigorous physical activity: Implications for health and psychological well-being

SR Bray, HA Born - Journal of American College Health, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The authors investigated vigorous physical activity and psychological well-being during
transition from high school to first-year university in a sample of 145 Canadian …