Level of physical activity, energy expenditure and body mass index in teachers of a faculty of health
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2021, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Physical activity in university teachers is the subject of study since it is a population with a range of great responsibility and prone to physical inactivity.Objective: To assess the level of physical activity and body mass index of 50 teachers from the health faculty at a public university, based on age, gender, marital status, weight and height. Materials and Methods: The research approach is quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental and cross-sectional. The study subjects are 50 teachers from the faculty of health at a public university. To classify the level of physical activity, the short format of the Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was applied. Results:It was evidenced that 74% of teachers are female, most are over 40 years old and 50% are married. Teachers' perception of their level of physical activity is as follows: low (-of 600 Mets, 48%), moderate level (-of 1500 Mets, 38%) and highlevel (+ of 1500 Mets, 14 %), the time spent sitting on a business day is 5 to 10 hours a day. The BMI of 54% of teachers has values corresponding to overweight, the majority belong to the nursing career, 46% have normal values. Conclusion:It is concluded that the perception about the level of physical activity of university teachers is low and moderate, they do not meet the minimum requirements indicated by the WHO, they are sedentary and overweight
Authors and Affiliations
Jacinto Bolívar Méndez Urresta, Erika Priscila Méndez Carvajal, José Luis Ortiz Arciniega, Vanessa Carolina Méndez Carvajal
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