TY  - JOUR
T1  - Physical Activity Level of Tabriz Teenagers
AU - , Saeid Khanmohammadi AU - , Rezagholi Vahidi AU - , Vahideh Sadeghi AU - , Asghar Mohammad Poorasl AU - , Rasoul Shahnazi AU - , Hossein Jabbari 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 6
SP  - 677
EP  - 679
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2007.677.679
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2007.677.679
KW  - Physical activity
KW  -teenagers
KW  -non communicable diseases
KW  -TV watching
KW  -health promotion
KW  -lifestyle improvement
AB  - One of the best methods to improve healthy life is promotion of Physical activity level in community. Physical activities are very important in today`s society in combating non communicable diseases. Statistics show that in different countries, 40-60% of adults don`t do physical activity up to recommended level. Only%20 of individuals do proper physical activity program. Thereby, research was conducted to identify physical activity level of Tabriz teenagers and in order to be able to develop appropriate interventions to improve the situation in teenagers. This study conducted in Tabriz private and public high schools in 2006. Five hundred students were selected by random sampling method. To analyze the data, we used SPSS, Chi-square and Fisher`s Exact and Compare mean tests. Findings show that mean level of physical activity among teenagers was 67.64 of 100 points and it also shows that 46.8% of teenagers were doing physical activity most of time. 55.2% of teenagers said they watch TV programs most often and only 43.6% believe it will help them to improve their health. According to the findings of this study and experience of other countries, designing strategies that makes the authorities to become sensitive to potential benefits of promoting physical activities, is important and valuable, especially through health promoting schools and mass media.
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