Aptidão física relacionada Ã  saúde de alunos de graduação em Educação Física

Camila Angélica Asahi Mesquita; Bruna Camilo Turi-Lynch; Rodrigo Dutra Bergoc; Rosana Lisboa Maia; Sandra Lia Amaral; Henrique Luiz Monteiro

doi:10.4025/jphyseduc.v29i1.2908

Authors

Camila Angélica Asahi Mesquita Universidade Estadual Paulista, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade, Rio Claro, SP, Brasil. Author
Bruna Camilo Turi-Lynch Universidade Estadual Paulista, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade, Rio Claro, SP, Brasil. Author
Rodrigo Dutra Bergoc Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Educação Física, Bauru-SP, Brasil. Author
Rosana Lisboa Maia Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Educação Física, Bauru-SP, Brasil. Author
Sandra Lia Amaral Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Educação Física, Bauru-SP, Brasil. Author
Henrique Luiz Monteiro Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Educação Física, Bauru-SP, Brasil. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/jphyseduc.v29i1.2908

Keywords:

Physical Fitness, Health Profile, Health. Students.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe and analyze physical fitness of undergraduate students in Physical Education. The sample consisted of 110 women and 115 men. We evaluated weight, height, body mass index, percentage of body fat (BF), heart rate, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure, flexibility, strength and muscular endurance (ME). As main results we observed a higher percentage of women with body fat and ME above the ideal values for age when compared to men (BF: 37% vs 4%, p = 0.001; ME: 32% vs 13%, p = 0.001), while there were more men with changes in SBP when compared with women (22% vs 6%, p = 0.001). In conclusion, male students had higher levels of physical fitness than women, and a significant portion of undergraduate students in Physical Education showed results different than normal for anthropometric, hemodynamic and performance variables.