Physical Activity and Health
PBSL 1121-Physical Activity and Health
Assignment 1
Ho Tsz Kan
3035045152
Abstract
Physical status of a person is very critical because a healthy body would be the most fundamental requirement of human. Especially when getting into University, most of the students would like to put most of their focus on academic work but not physical status. It was a pretty serious issue. The aim of the study is to find out how actually physical active HKU students are. Daily steps would be a good indicator to show the physical status of a person. We can classify which physical status they belong by gathering their daily steps. Pedometer will be distributed to a class of students and the report of each week is required. We could find out the students in HKU are not actually physically active enough. The reason of it had explained in other studies. The result suggests both school or the student own should pay more attention on the physical status of the students or themselves.
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Introduction
University is a wonderful place to learn undoubtedly. It can provide the most comprehensive knowledge to the students. However, beside academic aspect, students should stay more focus on their physical health. It is because their physical health is much more important than the knowledge. According to survey done by Haase, leisure-time physical activity is below recommended levels in a substantial portion of University students. That means there is a portion of University student that is being physically inactivity. (1) good Unfortunately, this situation appeared in Canada and United States also. Irwin suggested that students living on campus had the greater chance for inactive. (2) does he suggest why? Refer to the University of Hong Kong, as there is no compulsory physical activity lesson for undergraduate students. Students are not required to do any exercise regularly. If they did not have any exercises regularly, they are more easily to be regarded as physically inactive. In
Assignment 1
Ho Tsz Kan
3035045152
Abstract
Physical status of a person is very critical because a healthy body would be the most fundamental requirement of human. Especially when getting into University, most of the students would like to put most of their focus on academic work but not physical status. It was a pretty serious issue. The aim of the study is to find out how actually physical active HKU students are. Daily steps would be a good indicator to show the physical status of a person. We can classify which physical status they belong by gathering their daily steps. Pedometer will be distributed to a class of students and the report of each week is required. We could find out the students in HKU are not actually physically active enough. The reason of it had explained in other studies. The result suggests both school or the student own should pay more attention on the physical status of the students or themselves.
2
Introduction
University is a wonderful place to learn undoubtedly. It can provide the most comprehensive knowledge to the students. However, beside academic aspect, students should stay more focus on their physical health. It is because their physical health is much more important than the knowledge. According to survey done by Haase, leisure-time physical activity is below recommended levels in a substantial portion of University students. That means there is a portion of University student that is being physically inactivity. (1) good Unfortunately, this situation appeared in Canada and United States also. Irwin suggested that students living on campus had the greater chance for inactive. (2) does he suggest why? Refer to the University of Hong Kong, as there is no compulsory physical activity lesson for undergraduate students. Students are not required to do any exercise regularly. If they did not have any exercises regularly, they are more easily to be regarded as physically inactive. In
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