GAMBARAN AKTIFITAS FISIK DAN INDEKS MASSA TUBUH SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR MI MA’ARIF NURUL ULUM BENJENG GRESIK

Abstract The health of a person's body is always related to the physical activity carried out. Physical activity is also a body movement that requires energy produced from human skeletal muscles. Physical activity is very influential on the growth and development of children, not infrequently children prefer to play gudget and stay silent without doing physical activity. Even though some children's health problems arise due to lack of physical activity. The purpose of this study was to describe the physical activity and body mass index of children at the MI Ma'arif Nurul Ulum Benjeng Elementary School in Gresik. This research is included in descriptive quantitative research using the PAQ-C instrument and using systematic sampling. Data collection techniques using questionnaires. The population in this study was 210 students and the samples taken were 95 students from class IV, V & VI MI Ma'arif Nurul Ulum Benjeng in Gresik. The results obtained show a description of the physical activity of elementary school children at MI Ma'arif Nurul Ulum Benjeng Gresik during the adaptation period to a new life with an average low intensity of 54.73%, this does not meet the WHO (World Health Organization) recommendations regarding physical activity for health. While the description of the body mass index of the average proportion of thin students 28.42% and also obese 27.37%. The conclusions obtained are that there is a strong correlation between BMI and the low intensity of physical activity carried out by MI Ma'arif Nurul Ulum Benjeng Gresik students. Keywords: physical activity, Body mass index, Student