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College Undergraduate Students’ Self-Rating Of Their Physical Activity Involvement Over A 7-Day Period, Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Fletcher J. Njororai
College Undergraduate Students’ Self-Rating Of Their Physical Activity Involvement Over A 7-Day Period, Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Fletcher J. Njororai
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Purpose: To establish the college undergraduate students’ self-rated physical activity involvement over a 7-day period. Methodology: The study utilized the survey method using the International Physical Activity Short Version of the Questionnaire (IPAQ). The purpose of the questionnaires is to provide a common instrument that can be used to obtain internationally comparable data on health-related physical activity. The study was undertaken at a medium sized campus in the South Western part of U.S.A., with respondents drawn from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Results: A total of 220 students responded to the questionnaire. Most of the respondents, 182 (82.73%) …
Walkable Scores For Selected Three East Texas Counties: Physical Activity And Policy Implications, Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Fletcher J. Njororai, Billystrom Aronya Jivetti
Walkable Scores For Selected Three East Texas Counties: Physical Activity And Policy Implications, Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Fletcher J. Njororai, Billystrom Aronya Jivetti
Health and Kinesiology Faculty Publications and Presentations
Introduction: Physical activity has become an important intervention against overweight and obesity cases in the USA and worldwide. One key aspect of physical activity is walking, which has been identified as a component that can easily be incorporated into one’s lifestyle. Recent studies on physical activity have focused on promoting walking as a health enhancing endeavor. In 2010, the proportion of Texas adults who reported no participation in leisure time activity (26.7%) was significantly higher than the national average (24.4%). However, many Texans, like most Americans, are sedentary. Purpose: This study examined the walkability of the environments in selected counties …