A comparative study of the physical and fitness development level of the students

Abstract

Background: According to the 4th National Conference on determining the risk factors of injuries and accidents, a total of 21.9% of the aged 15-69 Mongolian population lack physical activity, 52.4% of them at the workplace, and 48.2% do not exercise during their leisure time. Therefore, to promote active exercise and motivate the population, we conducted this study and aimed to introduce the general norms of physical activity. In recent years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that daily active exercise should be done for at least 40 minutes to prevent physical inactivity. Aim: Our study aimed to determine the physical and fitness development of the students of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS) and help for preparing for future healthy, well-built, and fit health care specialists and physicians. Materials and Methods: Materials and Methods: In the academic years 2021-2022, a physical and fitness development test for determining the physical and fitness level was conducted including premedical students of Dornogobi, Darkhan Medical Schools, and School of Medicine in Ulaanbaatar. Results: Using the quantitative research method, tables and graphs were prepared. A total of 171 students of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, 80 students of the Dornogobi Medical School, and 44 students of the Darkhan Medical School participated in our study. To summarize overall, 82 students were satisfied, 100 students were average, and 113 students were low. According to our study, the pre-medical course students from Dornogobi and Darkhan Medical Schools were advanced levels. The male students’ levels were higher (69-64) or more sufÏcient than the female students’ levels. The physical development of female students was sufÏcient (226-118). In addition, compared to the physical development of 2019, it has decreased. Conclusion: 1, Physical speed, strength, endurance quality, and 3*10 m sprint, stretching, and sit-up show the level of students’ physical and fitness levels, and most male students’ physical development level was much higher or 92% /69-64/ than female students’ level, and it rated satisfactory and average level. The female students’ level was 52% /226-118/ or sufÏcient and average level. 2, For each school’s students’ physical development level, the students’ levels of the School of Medicine, MNUMS in Ulaanbaatar, and Dornogobi Medical Schoola branch school of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS) were similar while the students’ level of the Darkhan Medical School - a branch school of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS) was higher. 20% of the students of the School of Medicine, MNUMS in Ulaanbaatar were sufÏcient, 38 % of them were average level, and 42% were lower Whereas 21% of the students of the Dornogobi Medical School were sufÏcient, 33% were average level, and 46% were lower, and for Darkhan Medical School, 33% were sufÏcient, 37% of them were average level, and 30% of them were lower.