Guidelines for Physical Activity—A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Their Application in the General Population. Have We Achieved Our Goal?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Data Collection and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Active Subjects
3.2. Inactive Subjects
3.3. Beliefs about Characteristics of Physical Activity
3.4. Beliefs about Relationship between Physical Activity and Some Diseases
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Physical Activity | N | % |
---|---|---|
Gym activity * | 84 | 44.68% |
Football | 24 | 12.77% |
Swimming | 22 | 11.70% |
Running | 19 | 10.11% |
Weight Lifting | 11 | 5.85% |
Football Referee | 9 | 4.79% |
Martial Arts | 4 | 2.13% |
Volleyball | 3 | 1.60% |
Rugby | 2 | 1.06% |
Dance | 2 | 1.06% |
Diving | 1 | 0.53% |
Water Aerobics | 1 | 0.53% |
Rowing | 1 | 0.53% |
Cycling | 1 | 0.53% |
Equitation | 1 | 0.53% |
Motorcycling | 1 | 0.53% |
Figure Skating | 1 | 0.53% |
Boxing | 1 | 0.53% |
TOTAL | n = 188 | 100.00% |
Training Sessions per Week | n | % |
---|---|---|
2 | 67 | 35.64% |
3 | 82 | 43.62% |
4 | 19 | 10.11% |
5 | 18 | 9.57% |
6 | 1 | 0.53% |
7 | 1 | 0.53% |
TOTAL | n = 188 | 100.00% |
Single Session Duration (min) | n | % |
45 | 40 | 21.28% |
60 | 77 | 40.96% |
90 | 58 | 30.85% |
120 | 11 | 5.85% |
more than 120 | 2 | 1.06% |
TOTAL | n = 188 | 100.00% |
Diseases | Harmful | Preventive | No Effect | I Don’t Know |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cardiovascular Diseases | 0.83% | 95.04% | 1.65% | 2.48% |
Diabetes | 0.90% | 81.08% | 7.21% | 10.81% |
Metabolic Syndrome | 0.78% | 79.12% | 5.45% | 15.45% |
Colon cancer | 5.83% | 47.57% | 21.36% | 25.24% |
Breast cancer | 5.88% | 38.24% | 26.47% | 29.41% |
Femur fracture | 15.69% | 55.88% | 12.75% | 15.69% |
Vertebral fracture | 16.35% | 56.73% | 9.62% | 17.31% |
Depression | 0% | 93.16% | 4.27% | 2.56% |
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Palermi, S.; Sacco, A.M.; Belviso, I.; Romano, V.; Montesano, P.; Corrado, B.; Sirico, F. Guidelines for Physical Activity—A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Their Application in the General Population. Have We Achieved Our Goal? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113980
Palermi S, Sacco AM, Belviso I, Romano V, Montesano P, Corrado B, Sirico F. Guidelines for Physical Activity—A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Their Application in the General Population. Have We Achieved Our Goal? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(11):3980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113980
Chicago/Turabian StylePalermi, Stefano, Anna Maria Sacco, Immacolata Belviso, Veronica Romano, Pietro Montesano, Bruno Corrado, and Felice Sirico. 2020. "Guidelines for Physical Activity—A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Their Application in the General Population. Have We Achieved Our Goal?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 11: 3980. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113980