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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Active Commuting to University Is Positively Associated with Physical Activity and Perceived Fitness.

Ximena Palma-Leal, Maribel Parra-Saldías, Salomé Aubert, Palma Chillón

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ximena Palma-LealPROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity" Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0215-9280
Maribel Parra-SaldíasDepartamento de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó 1532297, Chile.
Salomé AubertActive Healthy Kids Global Alliance, Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1, Canada.
Palma ChillónPROFITH "PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity" Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18011 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0862-8989

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Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo 72210020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFitness is a powerful marker of health associated with physical activity (PA) in university students. However, insufficient PA is a serious health concern among university students. Active commuting provides an opportunity for increased PA levels. Therefore, the aims of this study were (a) to describe the mode of commuting, PA and fitness in university students; (b) to analyze the associations of mode of commuting with PA and fitness; and c) to analyze the relationship between mode of commuting, PA recommendations and fitness.

methodsThis was a cross-sectional study. A total of 1257 university students (52.4% women) participated (22.4 ± 5.6 years old).

resultsPublic commuting was the main mode to and from university. Active and public commuters were more likely to meet the PA recommendations and reported higher muscular strength than those using private commuting. Active and public commuters who met PA recommendations present the highest fitness in most of its components.

conclusionsAchieving the PA recommendations was more relevant than adopting an active mode of commuting in order to have better fitness. Further research targeting a broader understanding of the mode of commuting, PA levels and fitness in university students is needed.

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active commutingfitnesshealth behaviorsphysical activityuniversity students

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PMID35742041
PMCPMC9222817

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