Sumaira Imran Farooqui, Mubarak Muhammad Ali, Seemab Mughal, Ameer Ali.
Determine the relationship between low (light) physical activity and academic performance in university students.
Pak J Rehabil Jan ;4(2):32-7.

BACKGROUND: Sedentary lifestyle has widely increased in people of all ages; in present era due to vast development in science and technology, mostly students prefer indoor activities which negatively influences their health. Sedentary lifestyle is not only a risk factor for non communicable diseases but it also causes several mental and psychological disorders which negatively affect the academic performance of students. PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between light physical activity and academic performance in university students STUDY DESIGN: AND SAMPLE SIZE: Observational study and it consists of 178 participants. METHOD: Closed ended Questionnaires were distributed among all participants, then the data was entered in SPSS 16 software and results were analyzed RESULTS: Pearson Chi- Square test was applied to determine the co-relation between physical activity and academic performance. Correlation between light physical activity and academic performance showed non-significant results (p =0.39). CONCLUSION: Correlation found between both variables was non-significant. However, physical activity has various helpful effects on mood and other fatal diseases.

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