PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENTS

Tjelesna aktivnost je sastavni dio svakodnevnog života ljudi te je jedna od najvažnijih preporuka za zdrav život. Cilj istraživanja bio je na temelju prikupljenih podataka dobiti uvid o tome koliko su studenti fizioterapije tjelesno aktivni, uključeni u sport i rekreaciju. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 62 studenata fizioterapije Fakulteta zdravstvenih studija Sveučilišta u Rijeci ispunjavanjem anketa. Prema rezultatima, 11,3% studenata se nikada nije bavilo sportom dok je 88,7% studenata kroz život bilo uključeno u neku vrstu tjelesne aktivnosti. Danas se 32,3% studenata ne bavi sportom ni rekreacijom, a 67,7% studenata je tjelesno aktivno. Studenti su svoje zdravstveno stanje ocijenili prosječnom ocjenom od 3,9, te se zamjećuje razlika u ocjeni kod tjelesno aktivnijih studenata koji su zdravlje ocijenili višom ocjenom. Sažimanjem rezultata, potvrđene su sve četiri hipoteze te je ustanovljeno da se većina studenata bavi nekakvom vrstom tjelesne aktivnost, da ona pozitivno utječe na njihovo psihičko zdravlje.Physical activity is an integral part of everyday life of people and it is one of the most important recommendation for a healthy life. The purpose of this research was to gain insight based on the collected data into how much are physiotherapy students physically active and how much are they involved in sports and recreation. The study was attended by 62 students of physiotherapy at the Faculty of Health Sciences University of Rijeka by completing surveys. According to the results, 11,3% of students never took part in sports while 88,7% of students were involved in some kind of physical activity. Today, 32,3% of students aren’t engaged in sports or recreation, which means that 67,7% of students are physically active. The students rated their health status by an average score of 3,9. The difference in grade between students who are physically active and those who aren’t is noticeable. By summarizing the results, all four hypotheses were confirmed and it was established that most students are engaged in some kind of physical activity and are mostly satisfied with their health status