摘要：The aim of the present study is to determine the daily physical activities, nutritional habits and body compositions of female and male students studying at formal educational institutions in Gursu district of Bursa / Turkey. The research group is composed of 45 male (average weight 64.6 ¡À16.3 kg , height 172.7 ¡À 6 cm) and 54 female students (average weight 58,6¡À15.5 kg , height:160.2 ¡À 6.8 cm). Pedometer determined number of daily step method was used to assessment physical activity of subjects. Body composition was analyzed by bioelectrical impedance method. To determine the nutritional habits subjects were made to write what they ate during this three-day period. After, the nutrition values which the students took daily were determined and average daily energy amounts for each subject were calculated by BEBIS 6 package program. The comparison of dependent variables (number of steps, distance traveled, BMI, body f at percentage and energy taken) according to gender T test was used; in the comparisons m ade according to the BMI groups, One-Way ANOVA was used. As a conclusion, it can be stated that of the female and the male students participating in our study, individuals with high body fat percentages perform less physical activities, the physical activity levels of young peo ple at schools giving full-time schooling are insufficient, and the male and the female students have similar activity levels according to their daily step numbers.
关键词：ambulatory activity; pedometer; body composition; energy intake
