Physical activity levels of Physical Education students at a college in the interior of Bahia

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the sociodemographic aspects and the levels of physical activity of students of the Bachelor of Physical Education course at a private college in the interior of Bahia, more specifically the freshmen and graduates, as well as the factors that can interfere in the way of active or inactive lives of these future Physical Education professionals. For this purpose, the Internationaly Physical Activity Questionnaire - IPAQ, in its short version and in Portuguese, was applied in order to assess the supposed variables that may influence and / or influence the level of physical activity of the subjects surveyed. The collected data were tabulated and classified according to the guidance of the IPAQ: Sedentary, Insufficiently active A, Insufficiently active B, Active and Very active, depending on the duration, frequency and intensity of the practice of weekly physical activity, being classified as people “Active” are those that have reached the sum of 300 minutes or more in the meantime. The data showed that the vast majority of students surveyed were mostly male, of low income, who lived with their family, in a house or apartment, graduates of public schools, did not have student financing and moved through self-propelled vehicle (motorcycle, car, bus, van). In addition, they were physically active and did not show sedentary behavior, with a balance between the level of physical activity of freshmen and seniors.