Marija Joksimovic1, Vukosav Joksimovic1, Dobrislav Vujovic2
1Dom zdravlja Berane
2Fakultet za sport i fizičko vaspitanje Nikšić
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN MEDICAL VOCATIONAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR ATTITUDE ON ITS SIGNIFICANCE
FIZIČKA AKTIVNOST UČENIKA SREDNJE MEDICINSKE ŠKOLE I NJIHOV STAV O NJENOM ZNAČAJU
Sport Mont 2010, VIII(23-24), 437-441
Physical activity has a manifold significance in an overall growth and development
of a young person. It has an effect on obesity prevention, cardio-vascular system
diseases and on other chronic diseases prevention as well as it contributes to maintaining
of normal muscular power and joints function, optimal skeleton development and
obtaining the maximum bone mass in the period of adolescence. It also has a positive
effect on mental health. The aim of this paper is to illustrate how active the students of
Medical Vocational and Training School in Berane are and what their attitude on its
significance is. The research has been conducted in the Medical Vocational and Training
School “Branko Zogovic” in Berane, in one class of the third grade and in oneclass of the fourth grade (61 students) by the means of a questionnaire. 34/61 (72,3%)
of the students are not physically active and 21/61 (34,4%) believe that physical activity
has a positive effect on health. The results show a low physical activity in the students
of this school and their not recognizing its significance. Therefore, it is necessary
that more attention is paid to physical education so that young people could have a
possibility to show more interest in sports as well as in healthy lifestyles. physical activity, students, sport, health adolescence…
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