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Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness
Background: Fitness is a powerful marker of health associated with physical activity (PA) in university students. However, insufficient PA is a serious health concern among university students. Active commuting provides an opportunity for increased PA levels. Therefore, the aims of this study were (...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9222817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742041 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10060990 |
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author | Palma-Leal, Ximena Parra-Saldías, Maribel Aubert, Salomé Chillón, Palma |
author_facet | Palma-Leal, Ximena Parra-Saldías, Maribel Aubert, Salomé Chillón, Palma |
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description | Background: Fitness is a powerful marker of health associated with physical activity (PA) in university students. However, insufficient PA is a serious health concern among university students. Active commuting provides an opportunity for increased PA levels. Therefore, the aims of this study were (a) to describe the mode of commuting, PA and fitness in university students; (b) to analyze the associations of mode of commuting with PA and fitness; and c) to analyze the relationship between mode of commuting, PA recommendations and fitness. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1257 university students (52.4% women) participated (22.4 ± 5.6 years old). Results: Public commuting was the main mode to and from university. Active and public commuters were more likely to meet the PA recommendations and reported higher muscular strength than those using private commuting. Active and public commuters who met PA recommendations present the highest fitness in most of its components. Conclusions: Achieving the PA recommendations was more relevant than adopting an active mode of commuting in order to have better fitness. Further research targeting a broader understanding of the mode of commuting, PA levels and fitness in university students is needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-92228172022-06-24 Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness Palma-Leal, Ximena Parra-Saldías, Maribel Aubert, Salomé Chillón, Palma Healthcare (Basel) Article Background: Fitness is a powerful marker of health associated with physical activity (PA) in university students. However, insufficient PA is a serious health concern among university students. Active commuting provides an opportunity for increased PA levels. Therefore, the aims of this study were (a) to describe the mode of commuting, PA and fitness in university students; (b) to analyze the associations of mode of commuting with PA and fitness; and c) to analyze the relationship between mode of commuting, PA recommendations and fitness. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1257 university students (52.4% women) participated (22.4 ± 5.6 years old). Results: Public commuting was the main mode to and from university. Active and public commuters were more likely to meet the PA recommendations and reported higher muscular strength than those using private commuting. Active and public commuters who met PA recommendations present the highest fitness in most of its components. Conclusions: Achieving the PA recommendations was more relevant than adopting an active mode of commuting in order to have better fitness. Further research targeting a broader understanding of the mode of commuting, PA levels and fitness in university students is needed. MDPI 2022-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9222817/ /pubmed/35742041 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10060990 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Palma-Leal, Ximena Parra-Saldías, Maribel Aubert, Salomé Chillón, Palma Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness |
title | Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness |
title_full | Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness |
title_fullStr | Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness |
title_full_unstemmed | Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness |
title_short | Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness |
title_sort | active commuting to university is positively associated with physical activity and perceived fitness |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9222817/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35742041 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10060990 |
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