Open AccessThe perceived level of physical condition in young people aged 20-22 years
Author(s) -
Raluca Pelin,
Carmen Grigoroiu,
Teodora Wesselly,
Mihaela Netolitzchi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
discobolul
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2286-3702
pISSN - 1454-3907
DOI - 10.35189/dpeskj.2020.59.2.5
Subject(s) - physical education , context (archaeology) , psychology , argumentative , vocational education , sample (material) , phenomenon , social psychology , applied psychology , pedagogy , geography , political science , chemistry , physics , archaeology , chromatography , quantum mechanics , law
In the current context, the specific activities of youth in technical university education are focused on professional training, which consists in learning all particularities arising from the specific occupational field. The students’ working regime is dominated by sedentary lifestyles, reduced mobility and invariable positions for 8 to 10 hours per day. This issue is also highlighted by the fact that there has been a decrease in the number of physical education and sport classes in technical university education. Concerned to understand the social importance of the sporting phenomenon that is directly influenced by the physical education process, we wanted to know the level of the most studied factor, namely physical condition. In this regard, we started a study by which we investigated the level of physical condition on a sample of 70 students aged 20-22 from the Politehnica University of Bucharest. The research involved conducting a questionnaire survey, which provided information on the health status of students, their preferences regarding the form of organization of the physical education activity in technical higher education, as well as the frequency of their participation in these activities or in leisure activities. The results of the research gave us argumentative answers to the interrogative assertions that preceded the study, highlighting on the one hand the worrying level of students’ physical condition/fitness and on the other hand that they were much more aware of the importance of movement in their lives.