Physical health evaluation according physical fitness, physical capacity and physical activity of the students of Kaunas University of Medicine

The aim of the research is to evaluate physical health of the students of KMU by indexes of physical condition, fitness and activity. In order to accomplish the aim, such tasks were set: to evaluate physical condition of the students, determine their level of physical fitness, estimate the level of students’ everyday activeness and compare the variation of physical activity, potential, and variation of physical condition. For the evaluation of students’ physical condition, such factors were taken into account: height, weight, vital lung capacity, systolic blood pressure, pulse’s condition in a calm state and its recovery after a physical activity. Physical fitness was evaluated after conducting 2 km walk and Eurofit tests. The results of Beaecke everyday physical activity survey characterized students’ physical activeness in operational, sports and leisure activities. After conducting all the tests, taking measurements and filling survey, students’ physical health, its components and variation were evaluated. The results of the research revealed that physical health state of the students was improving. During the sessions from 2007-2008 till 2009-2010 better indexes of lungs vital capacity and good height and weight proportions could have a reasonable impact on this improvement. On the other hand, reaction after physical activity had worsen during this period. Evaluating the physical potential of students by Eurofit tests, the most extreme changes, making the biggest impact on this index of physical health was balance. It has significantly improved in the period from 2004-2005 to 2009-2010 sessions and was evaluated as very good. The indexes of hand force had also improved significantly. The indexes of general endurance was not quite constant. From the 2003-2004 sessions a dramatic reduction of endurance can be observed, especially in female group. There relative fat mass and BMI of KMU students in the period from 2003-2004 to 2009-2010 sessions was optimal. However, some alteration did appear (for example in the male group indexes was better). The physical activity at operational and sports activities reduced considerably, however during 2009-2010 session it grew up. KMU students are not tend to be active during their leisure. Consequently, this particular index reduces yearly. After evaluating the variation the physical state, fitness and activity, a conclusion, stating that during 2009-2010 session, the physical health of KMU students statistically considerably was improving, may be drawn