Evaluating the level of physical activity among students of the University of Sulaymaniyah

تقييم مستوى النشاط البدني لدى طالبات جامعة السليمانية

Abstract

The research aims to evaluate the level of physical activity for students of the University of Sulaymaniyah through the following:

A- Identify the level of physical activity, type of activity, intensity and frequency.

B - The reasons for exercising physical activity regularly among female students practices at the University of Sulaymaniyah.

C- The reasons for not practicing physical activity regularly among students who are not practicing at the University of Sulaymaniyah. The researchers used the descriptive approach  in the survey method for its suitability to the nature of the research. As for the research community, it has been identified from the students of the scientific and humanitarian colleges of the University of Sulaymaniyah by (3) scientific colleges and (3) human colleges, and the research sample was chosen randomly by (500) students. A standardized scale was adopted to measure physical activity, and the pilot study was applied to a sample component of (15) students. After making sure of the readiness of the scale, the final experiment was applied to the sample . After collecting data, appropriate statistical methods were used to reach the results, including the following

The number of female students of Sulaymaniyah University who do not engage in any physical activity on a regular basis is greater than the practices.

The most physical activity that the female students practiced was through housework and then walking The best repetition of the physical activity practiced was (2-3) times per week and its duration is (30-60) minutes. The majority of female students practiced physical activity at home and in the afternoon time