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- Title
Poziom aktywności fizycznej młodzieży gimnazjalnej oraz świadomość znaczenia ruchu w profilaktyce chorób układu krążenia w świetle badań ankietowych.
- Authors
Rąglewska, Patrycja; Urbaniak, Dawid; Straburzyńska-Lupa, Anna; Czubaszewski, Łukasz
- Abstract
The incidence rate of cardiovascular diseases in younger generations is alarming and the risk factors responsible for this situation have become clearly visible in image of everyday lifestyle of an average Polish teenager. The aim of this study was to establish the level of physical activity and awareness of its importance in prevention of the cardiovascular diseases among the gymnasial youth. The research sample consisted of 53 gymnasial teenagers from the Greater Poland Voivodeship, who had been asked to fill in the research questionnaire concerning the importance of systematical physical activity in prevention of the cardiovascular diseases. The results of the survey show that parents and the educational system need to fulfill the important task of increasing the awareness of the significance of regular physical activity and responsibility for their health among young people.
- Subjects
POLAND; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; DISEASE risk factors; PHYSICAL activity; YOUTH physiology; MEDICAL care surveys; POLISH voivodeships
- Publication
Physiotherapy / Fizjoterapia, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 2, p25
- ISSN
1230-8323
- Publication type
Article