Vaara Jani P, Vasankari Tommi, Koski Harri J, Kyröläinen Heikki
Department of Leadership and Military Pedagogy, National Defense University, Helsinki, Finland.
UKK Institute of Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland.
Front Public Health. 2019 Oct 30;7:310. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00310. eCollection 2019.
There are only a few studies that have assessed awareness and knowledge regarding aerobic type of physical activity (PA) guidelines recommendations, while no previous studies have examined muscular type of activity recommendation guidelines. The aim was to assess knowledge and awareness and study the associations with demographic variables and physical activity and fitness. Participants were 776 young (age 26 ± 7 years) men. Awareness and knowledge of PA recommendation guidelines were assessed by prompted questionnaires together with demographic variables and physical activity. In addition, physical fitness was measured. Forty percent of the participants reported being aware of the physical activity recommendation. Moreover, 7% correctly identified the recommendations for moderate aerobic physical activity and 25% for muscular type of activity. In addition, 4% correctly identified both aerobic and muscular activity recommendations. Being aware of the PA recommendations was associated with being married or partnered, having higher education level and being more physically active during leisure-time ( < 0.05). Individuals with no awareness of the recommendations had lower results in cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness compared to those being aware ( < 0.05). Being married or partnered was positively associated with the knowledge of the muscular activity recommendations ( < 0.05). Moreover, the individuals with correct knowledge of the PA recommendations had higher levels of muscular fitness ( < 0.05). A low number of individuals are aware or know the physical activity recommendations among young adult men. Therefore, more vigorous attempts to promote physical activity recommendations are needed.
仅有少数研究评估了关于有氧运动类型的身体活动（PA）指南建议的知晓度和知识，而此前尚无研究考察肌肉活动推荐指南。目的是评估知识和知晓度，并研究其与人口统计学变量、身体活动和健康状况之间的关联。参与者为776名年轻男性（年龄26±7岁）。通过提示问卷结合人口统计学变量和身体活动来评估PA推荐指南的知晓度和知识。此外，还测量了身体健康状况。40%的参与者报告知晓身体活动推荐。此外，7%的人正确识别了中度有氧运动的推荐，25%的人正确识别了肌肉活动类型的推荐。另外，4%的人正确识别了有氧运动和肌肉活动的推荐。知晓PA推荐与已婚或有伴侣、教育水平较高以及在休闲时间身体活动较多相关（P<0.05）。与知晓推荐的人相比，不知道推荐的个体在心肺和肌肉健康方面的结果较低（P<0.05）。已婚或有伴侣与肌肉活动推荐的知识呈正相关（P<0.05）。此外，正确知晓PA推荐的个体肌肉健康水平较高（P<0.05）。在年轻成年男性中，知晓或了解身体活动推荐的人数较少。因此，需要更积极地努力推广身体活动推荐。
