Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in University Student During Online Learning: The Effect of Pandemic Covid-19 Adang Suherman, Jajat
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Abstract
One of the effects of Covid-19 pandemic is that lectures must be conducted online. This condition changes the physical activities (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in university students. The research reports about PA and SB in university students during online learning. The data were collected from 377 students of the Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) through an online survey using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Version (IPAQ-SF) which has been translated into Bahasa. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and crosstab to describe the level of PA, and t-test to see differences in PA & SB based on gender. Of the 377 respondents, 38 people or 10.1% belonged to the low PA level, 191 people or 50.7% moderate PA level, and 148 people or 39.3% vigorous level. The average student spends 5.5 hours a day on SB. MET PA between male and female students differed significantly (p = 0.018), while sedentary behavior was not different (p = 0.458). This study implies that the level of physical activity during the Covid-19 pandemic is at a moderate to vigorous level. Gender affects PA but not SB.
