BACKGROUND: Physical activity is an important contributor to overall health; however, as most young adults transition into college, physical activity decreases and sedentary time increases. Body composition also may change during this time. While…
This poster discusses the utilization of wearable fitness trackers on physical activity and motivation to do physical activity and the impact of these fitness trackers on body mass index and body compositions
This study investigated women’s global self esteem and how their body composition, specifically their body fat percentage, affected it. Anthropometric data was taken and a PSDQ survey was filled out by all participates in order to compare means.
This study examined the responses to the question “I have too much fat on my body.” Female participants were divided into groups by their perception of their body fat and then the body fat percentage and BMIs were compared between groups.