Physical Fitness: Effects of active lifestyle internalization through physical literacy awarenes based project

Abstract

Background and Study Aim. Physical fitness is an important indicator of the current and future health status of college students. But in reality, there are still many issues with poor physical fitness. Therefore, this study aims to determine and examine how internalizing an active lifestyle through physical literacy awareness based on project-based learning can improve physical fitness. Materials and Methods. This research uses the experimental method of the times-series type (equivalent times-series design). The population as well as the research sample were all physical education students of Lambung Mangkurat University, even in the 2022–2023 semester of programming physical literacy courses, totaling 140 people. The research sample was divided into three classes: 1) class A-1, numbered 48; 2) class A-2, numbered 45; and 3) class A-3, numbered 47. The three classes received intervention in lectures in the form of internalizing an active lifestyle through project-based learning and physical literacy awareness. The data collection instrument in this study was the TKPN (Student Fitness Test Nusantara) test in 2022. Data analysis using the SPSS version 26 application. Results. The results showed that there was an increase in physical fitness after treatment. The results can be seen from the mean value of test 3 which is 3.376 greater than the value of test 1 which is 2.936 and in test 2 the mean value is 3.051. Next, the results of further tests using the Tukey test show a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05, so there is no significant difference between test 1 and test 2. Conclusions. The results of the study provide information that internalizing an active lifestyle through project-based learning and physical literacy awareness can improve physical fitness. So that these results can be utilized and applied in physical education, especially to maintain physical fitness. Keywords: Physical fitness, active lifestyle, physical literacy, project-based learning