Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 11(2), pp. 270 - 276
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110209
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Physical Activity Level and Body Mass Index Profile of Physical Education Teacher Candidates in Palembang City

Iyakrus ¹, Wahyu Indra Bayu ^1,*, Meirizal Usra ¹, Hartati ¹, Soleh Solahuddin ^2,3, Herri Yusfi ¹, Arizky Ramadhan ², Muslimin ^4
1 Department of Sport Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia
² Department of Physical Education and Health, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia
³ Doctoral Program of Physical Education, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia
⁴ Department of Sports Education, Teaching Faculty of Education and Language Sciences, Universitas Bina Darma Palembang, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

This study aims to determine the Body Mass Index (BMI) and Physical Activity (PA) level of Physical Education (PE) teacher candidates in Palembang during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. A total of 552 participants (M: 307; F: 245) with minimum age of 19 years (21.27±1.66) participated in this study. This study was based on the method and used IPAQ-SF to assess PA and energy expenditure levels based on MET. The data were collected by measuring the height and weight and observing the PA behavior of the participants with an online survey using a Google form. The results of this study show that for BMI, the results showed that 247 (49.64%) were in the underweight category, 239 (43.30%) were in the normal category, 25 (4.53%) were in the overweight category, and 14 (2.54%) were in the obese category. As for the results of physical activity levels, 62 (11.23%) were in the low category, 242 (43.84%) were in the medium category, and 248 (44.93%) were in the high category. The conclusion of this study is that the physical activity level of prospective physical education teachers is in the high category, although it was also found that there were several research subjects who had low physical activity categories. There are several factors that may produce such results. However, additional studies are needed to understand these factors.

KEYWORDS
Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, COVID-19

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[1] Iyakrus , Wahyu Indra Bayu , Meirizal Usra , Hartati , Soleh Solahuddin , Herri Yusfi , Arizky Ramadhan , Muslimin , "Physical Activity Level and Body Mass Index Profile of Physical Education Teacher Candidates in Palembang City," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 270 - 276, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110209.

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Iyakrus , Wahyu Indra Bayu , Meirizal Usra , Hartati , Soleh Solahuddin , Herri Yusfi , Arizky Ramadhan , Muslimin (2023). Physical Activity Level and Body Mass Index Profile of Physical Education Teacher Candidates in Palembang City. Universal Journal of Public Health, 11(2), 270 - 276. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2023.110209.