Wprowadzenie: Aktywność fizyczna jest jednym z głównych czynników stylu życia, która może zapobiegać wielu chorobom. Grupą wieku szczególnie ważną jest młodzież wkraczająca w dorosłość. Wśród różnorodnych czynników warunkujących aktywność fizyczną jest płeć. Znajomość różnic w aktywności fizycznej dziewcząt i chłopców pozwala trafniej dobierać zajęcia ruchowe do ich specyfiki. Materiał: Badaniami przeprowadzonymi w 2013 r objęto 156 uczniów w wieku 16,17,18 lat w tym 62 dziewcząt (41%) i 88 chłopców (59%) ze szkół polskich w Rydze na Łotwie. Metoda: Zastosowano Międzynarodowy Kwestionariusz Aktywności Fizycznej (IPAQ) w wersji krótkiej powszechnie zalecany w badaniach międzynarodowych. Wyniki: Poziom wysoki aktywności fizycznej wykazano wśród 47,6% u chłopców, a 27,8% wśród dziewcząt. Nie wykazano wśród dziewcząt i chłopców osób z niskim poziomem aktywności fizycznej. Poziom całkowitej aktywności fizycznej chłopców zwiększa się wraz z wiekiem, w przypadku dziewcząt obniża się tj. 16-18 lat. U chłopców największy udział badanych o wysokiej aktywności fizycznej wykazano w wieku 17 lat-59,5% i 18 lat-43,2%. W przypadku dziewcząt najwyższą wartość wykazano w wieku 16 lat-32,4%. Wykazano natomiast istotne różnice w ramach grup wieku obu płci. W przypadku dziewcząt między grupą 17-latek (297 min.), a 18-latek (257,6) min. Natomiast w przypadku chłopców między grupą 16-latków (329 min.), a 17-latków (270 min.). Wnioski: Poziom całkowitej aktywności fizycznej zawiera się głównie w przedziale wartości umiarkowanych, a dominującym obszarem aktywności jest chodzenie. Wyniki badań potwierdziły powszechnie wykazywaną wyższą aktywności fizyczną u chłopców co należy brać pod uwagę przy zajęciach ruchowych młodzieży szkolnej w analizowanym wieku.
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Introduction: Physical activity is one of the main lifestyle factors that can prevent many diseases. The age group that is especially important with respect to that aspect are young people entering adulthood. Among various factors that determine young people’s physical activity is sex. That is why, knowledge of differences in physical activity of girls and boys enables selecting proper activities due to gender specificity more accurately. Material: The research was conducted in 2013 and involved 156 pupils, aged 16,17,18 years, including 62 girls (41%) and 88 boys (59%) from Polish schools in Riga, Latvia. Method: An International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), commonly recommended in international research, was used in its short version. Results: High level of physical activity was found in 47.6% of the boys and in 27.8% of the girls. No differences were shown in those girls and boys who exhibited low levels of physical activity. However, the level of total physical activity of boys increased with age, whereas in the case of girls, it decreased at around 16-18 years. In boys, the highest proportion of involvement in high physical activity was observed at the age of 17, i.e. 59.5%, and 18 - 43.2%. In the case of girls, the highest value was shown at the age of 16, i.e. 32.4%. However, important differences in total activity were found in different age groups of both sexes. For girls, the value for 17-year-olds was 297 min., whereas for 18-year-olds - 257.6 min. In the case of boys, those who were 16-year-olds showed 329 min. of total activity, whereas in 17-year-olds, it amounted to 270 min. Conclusions: It was found that the level of total physical activity of youth falls within a moderate range and that the dominant activity is walking. The results of the study confirmed the general higher physical activity values in boys, which should be taken into account while preparing physical activity tasks for schoolchildren in the analyzed age.
In view of new civilizational challenges of the 21st century, health promotion and education encouraging active participation in physical recreation, which should be implemented at all levels of education, within family, peer environment and local environment, become issues of particular importance. The research was carried out in the summer of 2013 and included 572 students of John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska (PSW), of such degree courses as Tourism and Recreation, Public Health, Nursing, Rescue Medicine and Computer Science. The method used in the research was a diagnostic survey based on International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The aim of the study was to get to know the differentiation between the forms of recreational physical activity taken up and expected by the students of PWS and their gender, BMI and self-assessment of physical fitness. Basing on the results of the analysis it was concluded that the abovementioned independent variables have significant impact on the forms of physical activity chosen and expected by the surveyed. Studies of the literature on the subject and the results of our previous research entitle us to conclude that university students, who in the near future will constitute the intellectual elite of the country, should be aware of the influence of physical activity on general health, the importance of healthy lifestyle and their role in promoting healthy attitudes. However, the research showed that the students are not ready to perform such tasks, therefore the actions preparing them to lead a healthy lifestyle need to be intensified.
Adequate nutrition is one of the most important factors of a good state of health. The objective of the study was recognition of the mode of nutrition and behaviours related with concern about silhouette among students from the Ukraine. Materials and Method. The study was conducted in 2013 among 2,125 students, including 1,291 females and 834 males, from 12 study specialties at the National University in Lutsk. The method of a diagnostic survey was applied with the use of a questionnaire. The study showed significant differences in the regularity of consumption of meals to the benefit of males. Females, in their behaviours, more frequently avoided eating, felt fear of gaining weight, and lost control over eating. With respect to behaviours related with concern about silhouette, females significantly more often applied exercises in order to reduce body weight, while males in order to gain body weight. A positive behaviour in both sexes was a trace application of drugs and other pharmacological means to improve own silhouette.
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