2021, Volume 13, Issue 3

Correlation between participation in physical activity and healthy nutrition: An example of a sports science faculty



Yasemin Ari1, Ergün Çakır2

1School of Physical Education and Sports, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University
2School of Physical Education and Sports, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University


Author for correspondence: Yasemin Ari; School of Physical Education and Sports, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University; email: yari@nku.edu.tr


DOI: 10.29359/BJHPA.13.3.05

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Abstract

Background: It is important to encourage people to participate in physical activities and to develop motivational approaches to healthy nutrition in order to maintain a healthy life. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the physical activity levels of university students and their attitudes to healthy nutrition.

Material and methods: 392 (153 female and 239 male) university students voluntarily participated in the study. In the study, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and the Attitude Scale for Healthy Nutrition (ASHN) were used.

Results: As a result of the analysis conducted in the study group, in the comparison of the students studying at the sports sciences department in terms of gender, smoking and regular exercise variables, a statistically significant difference was found in the level of participation in physical activity in the variable of meals consumed during the day. A positive significant relationship was found between the participants’ attitude towards healthy nutrition and their level of participation in physical activity.

Conclusions: It was determined that students with high participation in physical activity also have high attitudes towards healthy nutrition.


Key words: physical activity, healthy nutrition, student, health-related behavior


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AMA:

Ari Y, Çakır E. Correlation between participation in physical activity and healthy nutrition: An example of a sports science faculty. Balt J Health Phys Activ. 2021;13(3):37-45. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.3.05

APA:

Ari, Y., & Çakır, E.. (2021). Correlation between participation in physical activity and healthy nutrition: An example of a sports science faculty. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 13(3), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.13.3.05

Chicago:

Ari, Yasemin, Çakır Ergün . 2021. "Correlation between participation in physical activity and healthy nutrition: An example of a sports science faculty". Balt J Health Phys Activ 13 (3): 37-45. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.3.05

Harvard:

Ari, Y., and Çakır, E.. (2021). Correlation between participation in physical activity and healthy nutrition: An example of a sports science faculty. Balt J Health Phys Activ, 13(3), pp.37-45. https://doi.org/10.29359/BJHPA.13.3.05

MLA:

Ari, Y., and Çakır, E.. "Correlation between participation in physical activity and healthy nutrition: An example of a sports science faculty." Balt J Health Phys Activ, vol. 13, no. 3, 2021, pp. 37-45. doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.3.05

Vancouver:

Ari Y, Çakır E. Correlation between participation in physical activity and healthy nutrition: An example of a sports science faculty. Balt J Health Phys Activ 2021; 13(3): 37-45. Available from: doi:10.29359/BJHPA.13.3.05