Research Article

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX

Volume: 14 Number: 3 July 1, 2017
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX

Abstract

This study aims to determine physical activity levels of the teachers from different branches, to evaluate the relation between age, gender, body mass index (BMI) and physical activity level and to encourage individuals to do physical activities for healthier people and a healthier community by giving importance to the benefits of the physical activities. The populations of this research are the teachers who work in Beypazarı town of Ankara 286 teachers from all branches are taken to the research. After the ages, heights, weights, and BMI's of the subjects are taken their physical activity levels are determined by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and classified as active level, low active level and sufficient active level. At the end of the research the energy consuming of the subjects is seen as 2142,76±161,43 MET-min/week in average. It is also seen that 17,1% of the teachers are not physically active, 63,9% of them are low activity level and 19% of them are in sufficient activity level to protect their health. Among the subjects whose body mass indexes are below 25kg/rrf the 20,4% of them are not physically active but this proportion decreases to 15,2% among the subjects whose body mass indexes are above 25 kg/m2. Also, women's physical activity level is lower than men. According to these results it was the seen that teachers working in Beypazarı weren't enough physically active.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nevin Atalay Güzel This is me

Publication Date

July 1, 2017

Submission Date

April 8, 2017

Acceptance Date

June 17, 2009

Published in Issue

Year 2009 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Şanlı, E., & Atalay Güzel, N. (2017). PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 14(3), 23-32. https://izlik.org/JA95EP98HS
AMA
1.Şanlı E, Atalay Güzel N. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX. Gazi JPESS. 2017;14(3):23-32. https://izlik.org/JA95EP98HS
Chicago
Şanlı, Esma, and Nevin Atalay Güzel. 2017. “PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 14 (3): 23-32. https://izlik.org/JA95EP98HS.
EndNote
Şanlı E, Atalay Güzel N (July 1, 2017) PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 14 3 23–32.
IEEE
[1]E. Şanlı and N. Atalay Güzel, “PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX”, Gazi JPESS, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 23–32, July 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95EP98HS
ISNAD
Şanlı, Esma - Atalay Güzel, Nevin. “PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 14/3 (July 1, 2017): 23-32. https://izlik.org/JA95EP98HS.
JAMA
1.Şanlı E, Atalay Güzel N. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX. Gazi JPESS. 2017;14:23–32.
MLA
Şanlı, Esma, and Nevin Atalay Güzel. “PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, vol. 14, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 23-32, https://izlik.org/JA95EP98HS.
Vancouver
1.Esma Şanlı, Nevin Atalay Güzel. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THE TEACHERS AND RELATION BETWEEN AGE, GENDER AND BODY MASS INDEX. Gazi JPESS [Internet]. 2017 Jul. 1;14(3):23-32. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95EP98HS

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