The relationship between the level of physical activity and nutrition awareness among female students at the college of sports sciences at the university of Jeddah
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The relationship between the level of physical activity and nutrition awareness among female students at the college of sports sciences at the university of Jeddah
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This study focuses on female students at the College of Sports Sciences at the University of Jeddah to explore the correlation between their physical activity levels and nutrition awareness. A sample of 140 students will be randomly selected. Data collected through; questionnaires and structured interviews, analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results revealed that the almost samples were between 21-25 years old which was 73 (52.1%) while almost samples were eaten three meals per day 63 (45%) followed by 58 (41.4%) were eat two meals daily. The most important meals for female university students as following; 47 (33.6%), 42 (30%), 37 (26.4%) and 14 (10%) for lunch, breakfast, dinner, and small meals, respectively. The priorities in choosing female university students’ meals were; 95 (67.9%), 17 (12.1%), 16 (11.4%), 12 (8.6%) for Taste, Health value, Calories, and price respectively. The frequency of high intensity physical activity performed weekly by the females’ students’ meals explained were about 65 (46.4%) hadn’t perform any high intensity physical activity while, about 34 (24.3%) perform about three section weekly of moderate intensity physical activity, on the other hand the higher ratio of tested samples were performing low intensity physical activity four time per week by 37 (26.4%). The period of different intensities physical activity each session by the females’ students’ meals as following; 65 (46.4%) expand High intensity sport for more than 120 minutes, while 34 (24.3%) performed Moderate intensity sport for more than 120 minutes, and about 40 (28.6%) exercised Low intensity exercise more than 120 minutes also. From the provided text, it seems to be a summary or excerpt from a research study conducted on female university students in Saudi Arabia, focusing on various aspects related to their demographics, dietary habits, physical activity levels, and perceptions about food and health.
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