نمونه ترجمه تخصصی فیزیولوژی ورزشی درباره فعالیت فیزیکی در دختران نوجوان

physical activity in girl students

Physical activity is one of the key factors in achieving health in children and teenagers, which can prevent a wide range of diseases [1, 2]. The results showed a growing trend of less or no physical activity in the world and the developing countries in particular [3]. Lack of physical activity or no physical activity are not consistent with a healthy life and it is growing in different age groups and teenagers in particular [4]. It is one of the main causes of non-contagious diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, metabolic diseases, and obesity [3, 5]. According to the latest reports of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Lancet Global Health, noncontagious diseases are the cause of 40 million early deaths (70%) in the world. In addition, 1.9 million of death cases are due to lack of physical activities [6]. One out of every four adults and three out of every four teenagers (11-17 years old) do not follow the WHO’s guidelines about physical activity to eliminate the risk of physical disease and improve health condition [7]. According to WHO’s reports, low level of physical activity is one of the seven risk factors in children and teenagers’ health [8]. Given this, WHO has introduced guidelines to improve physical activity based on age and gender [9, 10]. The results of studies in different countries have shown that 80% of teenagers at schools (85% in girls and 78% in boys) do not adhere WHO’s recommendation (1hours physical activity a day) [11]. Studies have shown that the level of physical activity decreases and inactivity increases with age [12]. Rostamimoez et al. found that the level of physical activity decreased with age and the decrease rate was highest at the age of 14 [13]. A qualitative study by Hosseinzadeh and Niknami showed that since physical activity is not a priority of families, lack of physical activity on daily bases is one of the causes of negligence of physical activity in students [14]. According to the guidelines of the US Disease Control and Prevention [15] and the British Society of Physical Activity [16], at least 50% of physical training course of students at school should be dedicated to moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Schools are good environments to increase the chance of physical activity in children and teenagers. The mainstream recommendations for improving physical activity in girl students are based on multi-section intervention and school-centered intervention in particular [13, 17, 18]. Schools are good places to help girls to grow and keep a healthy lifestyle [18]. Behavioral change theories and models are used to make a change and keep that change in physical activity [19] and adopting the right model for health planning needs recognizing the key factors and the right path of intervention [20].