Physical activity level among students and teachers in the Algerian university environment

Abstract

The study aimed to measure the physical activity among students and teachers of some Algerian universities. The sample included (61) respondents, of whom (30) were teachers and (31) were students, whose ages ranged between (19-60 years old), and they were chosen by a simple random way. To collect data, the international physical activity questionnaire (Arabic version) was used to measure the physical activity level among the sample. The results showed that the level of physical activity of males is higher than that of females, whether among students or teachers. Teachers (male and female) tend to engage in physical activities which intensity varied between walking to moderate physical activity. Male students tend to engage in physical activities which intensity varied between walking to vigorous physical activity. While female students tend to engage in physical activities correspondent to the moderate physical activity type.

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