فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Reduced level of physical activity, as an important problem of urbanization andindustrial development, has a considerable impact on the population morbidity and mortality.The rate of inactivity has been reported to be 60–85% in adults worldwide. Considering theimportance of physical activity among youth, the aim of this study was to evaluate the physicalactivity among university students. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional studyphysical activity was assessed in 399 medical and public health students of Isfahan Universityof Medical Sciences, Iran. Physical activity was evaluated by standard questionnaire in fourfields containing job, transport, work, and leisure time at home. Findings: Regarding moderatephysical activity, 48.6% of students were active and the rest were inactive. Regarding severephysical activity, 32.6% were active and the rest were inactive. Mean number of hours formoderate activity per day was 1.96 ± 0.19 h/day in the last 7 days. There was a significantrelationship between physical activity and sex and students’ course of study. Conclusion: Theresults indicated that the level of physical activity was not sufficient among students; therefore,considering its importance among students, it is necessary to educate them regarding lifestylemodification specially to increase the level of physical activity during their leisure time.