Determination of University Students' Healthy Living Skills and Exercise Habits

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the healthy living skills and exercise habits of university students. The research group consisted of 206 (122 male, 84 female) volunteer students studying at the university and continuing actively in a sports branch. In the research, "Personal Information Form" was used as data collection tool, and "Healthy Living Skills Scale" was used to determine the healthy life levels of students. The data were analyzed using the SPSS statistical package program. Significance level was accepted as p<0.05. In line with the findings obtained from the research; it was seen that there was no statistically significant difference between the gender, height and body weight variables of the students and healthy living skills (p>0.05). It was observed that the students with good perceived income in the research group had higher mean scores on the healthy living skills scale than the students in the other groups. It has been determined that the students who exercise three days a week in the research group have a higher healthy life skills average score than the students in the other groups, and the students who do individual sports are higher than the students who do team sports. As a result, students; it was determined that healthy life skills were at a moderate level, and there was a low negative correlation with healthy living skills. It was determined that male students in the research group had higher healthy living skills average scores than female students.