Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer
The association between a sedentary lifestyle and susceptibility to diseases and poor physical and mental health are well established. This research sought to assess the level of physical activity undertaken by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) staff as well as ascertain the factors influencing their...
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Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance
2009
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| author | Soh, Kim Geok Soh, Kim Lam Husain, Ruby Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Yusof, Aminuddin Tan, Huey Yee Japar, Salimah |
| author_facet | Soh, Kim Geok Soh, Kim Lam Husain, Ruby Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Yusof, Aminuddin Tan, Huey Yee Japar, Salimah |
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| description | The association between a sedentary lifestyle and susceptibility to diseases and poor physical and mental health are well established. This research sought to assess the level of physical activity undertaken by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) staff as well as ascertain the factors influencing their physical activity participation. Two-hundred and twenty staff (113 females and 107 males) volunteered to participate in the study. In order to assess their physical activity level, the Yamex- Digi pedometer was attached to the participants daily for six consecutive days. The pedometer indicated that the average number of steps taken were 7,177 ± 2,518 a day. They ranked in the ‘low active’ category according to Tudor-Locke and Bassett (2004). A minimum of 10,000 steps a day, required for an ‘active’ lifestyle is needed to confer health benefits. It was concluded that the UPM staff were not benefiting much from their low level of physical activity. The major factor responsible for their low level of physical activity was found to be their lack of self motivation. |
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| spelling | upm-133062015-10-27T05:11:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13306/ Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer Soh, Kim Geok Soh, Kim Lam Husain, Ruby Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Yusof, Aminuddin Tan, Huey Yee Japar, Salimah The association between a sedentary lifestyle and susceptibility to diseases and poor physical and mental health are well established. This research sought to assess the level of physical activity undertaken by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) staff as well as ascertain the factors influencing their physical activity participation. Two-hundred and twenty staff (113 females and 107 males) volunteered to participate in the study. In order to assess their physical activity level, the Yamex- Digi pedometer was attached to the participants daily for six consecutive days. The pedometer indicated that the average number of steps taken were 7,177 ± 2,518 a day. They ranked in the ‘low active’ category according to Tudor-Locke and Bassett (2004). A minimum of 10,000 steps a day, required for an ‘active’ lifestyle is needed to confer health benefits. It was concluded that the UPM staff were not benefiting much from their low level of physical activity. The major factor responsible for their low level of physical activity was found to be their lack of self motivation. Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance 2009 Article PeerReviewed Soh, Kim Geok and Soh, Kim Lam and Husain, Ruby and Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian and Yusof, Aminuddin and Tan, Huey Yee and Japar, Salimah (2009) Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer. African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 15 (4). pp. 521-526. ISSN 1117-4315 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/article/view/49539 10.4314/ajpherd.v15i4.49539 |
| spellingShingle | Soh, Kim Geok Soh, Kim Lam Husain, Ruby Omar Fauzee, Mohd Sofian Yusof, Aminuddin Tan, Huey Yee Japar, Salimah Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer |
| title | Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer |
| title_full | Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer |
| title_short | Assessment of physical activity of Universiti Putra Malaysia staff using a pedometer |
| title_sort | assessment of physical activity of universiti putra malaysia staff using a pedometer |
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