Self-Reported Physical Activity and Aerobic Endurance Among Female Students of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia
Self-Reported Physical Activity and Aerobic Endurance Among Female Students of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia

Summary/Abstract: One of the easiest ways to improve everyone’s physical and mental health is to choose appro-priate physical activity (PA). Its general decline in recent decades has triggered an increase in civ-ilisation-related diseases. Female college students neglect PA more than males. We compared thePA of female undergraduates at the University of P.J. Šafárik in Košice (UPJŠ) to their actual aerobicendurance based on our research. The study comprised 268 female students from four UPJŠ fac-ulties. PA data were gathered using a short version of the International Physical Activity Question-naire (IPAQ). Aerobic endurance capacity was determined using the results of a 20m beep-test,which was then converted to estimated VO2 max values. The results were comparable to otherstudies when converted to MET-min/week, but undergraduate students’ self-reported PA did notdiffer between faculties. A correlation exists between total (r = 0.24; p <0.05) and vigorous (r =0.34; p <0.05) PA and 20m beep-test aerobic endurance. The level of PA among female UPJŠ stu-dents is in line with that observed in other studies following pandemic prevention measures. How-ever, its lower intensity may affect aerobic performance. Future goals include increasing femalestudents’ interest in moderate- and high-intensity PA to improve aerobic endurance and health.

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