Research in Sports Science
Original Article

To Research The Physical Activity Levels Of Housewives And Women Who Work

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İstanbul Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu

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Marmara Üniversitesi Sağlık Eğitim Fakültesi

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Manisa Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü

RISS 2011; 3: 43-46
Read: 4349 Downloads: 991 Published: 04 December 2019

In Turkish society especially women’s sedentary life style and not doing much exercise cause a lot of illnesses. The purpose of this study to learn physical activity levels of housewives and women who work. The study compared in two groups. Totally a hundred women accepted to participate this study. The people in one group were 50 housewives who were 44.5±3.8 years old on the average and the others were 50 women who work and they are also 44.5±3.6 years old on the average. A Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (PAAQ) which includes activities such as housework, stair climbing, transportation and sport was conducted to designate participant’ physical activity levels. Consequently when we compare housewives and women who work, this study indicates that the total MET and Kcal values of women who work are much lower than housewives’ MET and Kcal values.

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