Abstract
International Journal of Exercise Science 10(8): 1116-1129, 2017. The purpose of this study was to calculate a total daily sedentary time for the undergraduate population at a large urban Canadian University and investigate student perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to engaging in a less sedentary lifestyle. A sample of 335 participants responded to an online questionnaire that included the SIT-Q and open-ended questions, with 102 providing sufficient data to be included in the quantitative analysis and 145 in the qualitative analysis. Students spent an average of 11.88 ± 3.46 hrs/day engaged in sedentary behaviors. Three themes were identified as facilitators to engaging in a less sedentary lifestyle: 1) access to a gym, 2) student jobs, and 3) walking to and on campus. Two themes were identified as barriers to engaging in a less sedentary lifestyle: 1) sitting in class and 2) studying outside of class. Similar to desk-based working adults, undergraduate students have levels of sedentary behavior that warrant further investigation and intervention, perhaps most effectively within the university classroom.
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Moulin, Marc S. and Irwin, Jennifer D.
(2017)
"An Assessment of Sedentary Time Among Undergraduate Students at a Canadian University,"
International Journal of Exercise Science: Vol. 10
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Iss.
8, Pages 1116 - 1129.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70252/CDDK5126
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol10/iss8/3