Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between physical activity levels and healthy life-style behaviors in distance education students in Hoca Ahmet Yesevi University. In total, 526 distance education students in Hoca Ahmet Yesevi University participated in this study voluntarily. The short form of International Physical Activity Questionnaire was administered for the determination of physical activity level of distance education students. Their physical activity levels were categorized as inactive, minimally active, and physically active by using Metabolic Equivalent Term method. For the determination of healthy life-style behaviors, Health-promoting Life-style Profile Questionnaire was used with self-actualization, health responsibility, exercise, nutrition, interpersonal support, and stress management subscales. Results of Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation analyses indicated significant positive correlations between total physical activity level and exercise (r=0.23; p 0.05). The findings of the present study indicated that healthy life-style behaviors were not indicators of physical activity level of distance education students. Key words: Distance education students, health-promoting life-style, physical activity.
Highlights
Physical activity and physical fitness are closely related issues
Sedentary life-style leads to a greater risk of developing coronary heart disease, hypertension, high blood lipid profile, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some forms of cancer, like colon and breast cancer (Türkmen et al, 2013)
Physical fitness is the ability of an individual to perform occupational, recreational and daily activities without becoming unduly fatigued and has components, like aerobic fitness, muscular fitness, flexibility, and body composition
Summary
The fitness variables are important determinants of various health outcomes, and several specific biological mechanisms have been elucidated to confirm the causal relationship of fitness variables with health. We considered the general health-related behaviors and health-related fitness as these relate to health outcomes, that is, health responsibility, stress management, diet, nutrition, exercise (physical activity), and fitness behaviors (Blair et al, 2001). Studies indicated that healthy life-styles enhance lifelong health, increase quality of life, and decrease morbidity and mortality (Ebem, 2007) associated with the development of chronic diseases, heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes (CDC, 2004; NHC, 1998). On the other hand health-promoting life-styles include activities that are focused on improving the level of wellbeing. The focus of these activities is on the development
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